Handcrafted America

Name: Handcrafted America
Released: 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jill Wagner

TV Show · Documentary

Jill Wagner travels the country to meet talented artisans dedicated to their unique crafts by hand, from clocks, blacksmithing, canoes and neon signs.

2016 · 21m

Starring Jill Wagner

EPISODE 1

Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing

Jill meets a clockmaker in Michigan, a woodworker in North Carolina, and a blacksmith in Washington who shapes iron and defies stereotypes.
EPISODE 2

Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver

Jill sits down with a quilt maker in Texas, a gunsmith who makes flintlock rifles in North Carolina, and a stone carver in Illinois.
EPISODE 3

Glasses, Bicycles and Books

Jill visits a glassware crafter in Seattle, an in-demand bike maker in Ohio, and a Kentucky bookmaker with a 100-year-old printing press.
EPISODE 4

Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes

Host Jill Wagner travels to Texas to meet a leatherworker, Virginia to hang with a guitar crafter, and Chicago to learn about shoe making.
EPISODE 5

Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags

Jill meets married bladesmiths in the Alaskan backcountry, a master woodworker in North Carolina, and a handbag-making Texas leatherworker.
EPISODE 6

Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors

Jill heads to Illinois to see pens made from reclaimed wood, California to step out with a bootmaker, and New Mexico for repurposed doors.