Handcrafted America
TV-G
8.9
2016
Host Jill Wagner travels the country to seek out talented artisans who continue to make products the traditional way...with their own two hands. In every half-hour episode, Jill meets three gifted craftsmen and gets a behind-the-scenes look at how their products are created. Along the way, viewers learn about the history and cultural heritage that inspire and influence the design of their handcrafted items.
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- Cast:
- Jill Wagner
Episode 14 : Dad's Favorites
May. 31,2016
Host Jill Wagner seeks out artisans who make handcrafted products designed to appeal to men, including bamboo fishing rods, writing pens, baseballs, footballs, hunting knives, outdoor furniture, and more.
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Episode 13 : Outdoor Furniture, Flutes and Handmade Paper
May. 24,2016
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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Episode 12 : Silver Flatware, Aviaries and Fly Fishing Rods
May. 17,2016
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.
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Episode 11 : Denim Jeans, Wood Marquetry and Metal Bedframes
May. 10,2016
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.
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Episode 10 : Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards
May. 03,2016
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.
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Episode 9 : Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes
April. 26,2016
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.
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Episode 8 : Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables
April. 19,2016
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.
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Episode 7 : Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps
April. 12,2016
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.
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Episode 6 : Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors
April. 05,2016
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.
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Episode 5 : Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags
March. 29,2016
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.
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Episode 4 : Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes
March. 22,2016
Host Jill Wagner meets a fifth-generation leatherworker, a celebrated guitar maker and an architect who gave up designing buildings to make shoes
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Episode 3 : Glasses, Bicycles and Books
March. 15,2016
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.
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