Handcrafted America - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing
Host Jill Wagner meets a clockmaker who keeps a dying art ticking, a seventh generation chair maker and a female blacksmith who shapes iron while defying stereotypes.
Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver
Host Jill Wagner meets a young woman steeped in quilt-making traditions, a gunsmith who makes flintlock rifles and a gifted stone carver.
Glasses, Bicycles and Books
Host Jill Wagner meets a glass blower who makes colorful drinking glasses; a bicycle maker has a seven-year waiting list; a book publisher prints books on his 100-year-old printing press.
Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes
Host Jill Wagner meets a fifth-generation leatherworker, a celebrated guitar maker and an architect who gave up designing buildings to make shoes.
Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags
Host Jill Wagner meets husband-and-wife bladesmiths who forge their own knives, a master woodworker and a talented leatherworker who makes handbags worthy of the red carpet.
Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors
Host Jill Wagner travels to Illinois to meet a couple who fashions pens from reclaimed wood; in California, she hangs out with a custom cowboy boot maker; Wagner visits a New Mexico business, where vintage doors get a new lease on life.
Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps
Host Jill Wagner visits a New Jersey ceramicist who scratches designs into pottery; in Wisconsin, she meets a woodworker who makes wood flow like fabric; Wagner watches a Minnesota lamp maker make new lamps from old machine parts.
Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables
Host Jill Wagner visits a Minnesota weaver who makes rugs with geometric designs; in San Francisco, she learns how to make handcrafted sunglasses; in New Jersey, Wagner meets a man who left a career in engineering to make billiard tables.
Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes
Host Jill Wagner meets a Minnesota artist who makes stained-glass panels; in New Jersey, she visits an entrepreneur who makes vintage baseballs and footballs; Wagner helps a Wisconsin woodworker make intricate jewelry boxes.
Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards
Host Jill Wagner visits the Milwaukee studio of husband-and-wife hat makers; in California, Wagner meets two artisans who use exotic woods to make precision longbows and surfboards.
Denim Jeans, Wood Marquetry and Metal Bedframes
Jill visits a North Carolina clothing designer who makes custom blue jeans; in Boston, Jill learns how to create elaborate designs using thin sheets of wood veneer; in Oregon, she meets a man who makes custom steel bed frames.
Silver Flatware, Aviaries and Fly Fishing Rods
Jill Wagner visits a Massachusetts silversmith who makes heirloom flatware; in North Carolina, Jill meets a craftsman who builds amazing aviaries; in Oregon, Jill learns how to make traditional bamboo fly rods.
Outdoor Furniture, Flutes and Handmade Paper
Jill Wagner visits a North Carolina woodworker who turns whiskey barrels into rustic outdoor furniture; in Boston, artisans turn precious metals into world-class flutes; in Oregon, Jill transforms old rags into fine handmade papers.
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