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Handcrafted America Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
Spearguns, Wood & Tile Cabinets, Pewter Goblets
Fri, Aug 11, 201721 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Riviera Beach, Florida, John Ippolito shows Jill how he makes the spear guns that are changing the sport of spearfishing with their amazing accuracy. Then In Las Vegas, Nevada, Jamie Yocono makes beautifully crafted wood and raku tiled cabinets and proves woodworking is not just a job for men. Finally, in Templeton, California, Randy Stromsoe, a classically trained, award-winning metalsmith demonstrates how he makes the one of a kind pewter goblets that have been used by U.S Presidents.
Episode 2
Salvaged Stools, Baby Wraps, Porch Swings
Fri, Aug 18, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In New Orleans, Ross Lunz shows Jill how he takes street signs left by Hurricane Katrina, and turns it into unique furniture that captures the spirit and resilience of the city. In North Port, Alabama, Jill meets Jessica Tuggle, a woman who creates baby wraps with hand dyed yarn, allowing mothers to wear their babies on their bodies. Finally, Jill travels to Las Vegas and learns how Tom McGrady puts his heart and soul into builds beautiful wooden porch swings.
Episode 3
Street Tiles, Hammocks, Glass Doors
Fri, Aug 25, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In New Orleans, husband and wife Ann Marie and Mark Derby show Jill how they reproduce the historic street tiles that decorate the streets of the Big Easy. In Woodstock, Georgia, Jill learns how Tony Kramer constructs his one-of-a-kind hammock tents that prove camping and comfort can go hand in hand. Finally, in Las Vegas, Jill meets Tony Milici, a glass sculptor making beautiful layered glass doors that make a glamourous statement in any home.
Episode 4
Glass Piggy Banks, Espresso Machines, Rubboards
Fri, Sep 1, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Hollywood, Florida, Brenna Baker has been working with glass since she was 14 years old. She shows Jill how she makes her functional and adorable glass piggy banks. In Buellton, California, Italian born and raised Salvatore Cisaria is one of the only people in the country making handcrafted espresso machines. Then, in Sunset, Louisiana, Jill meets Tee Don Landry. He's a man following in his father's footsteps and making one of the only American born instruments, the rubboard.
Episode 5
Fire Screens, Wooden Toy Cars, Pine Needle Baskets
Fri, Sep 8, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Charleston, South Carolina, metalsmith Sean Ahern shows Jill how he hammers out his intricately designed and elegant steel fire screens that look like natural bamboo. Then, in Omaha, Nebraska, woodworker and toymaker Steve Baldwin lets out his inner child when he makes his beautiful wooden puzzle toy cars. Finally, Jill goes to West Point, Mississippi where she meets basket weaver Bessie D. Johnson who uses only what she can find in her yard to craft intricate pine needle baskets.
Episode 6
Saddle Shoes, Fluted Ceramic Stoneware, Spanish Lanterns
Fri, Sep 15, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. She starts in Omaha, Nebraska, with 4th generation shoemaker, Jeff Ketzler. His family has a rich tradition of crafting quality footwear, with clients like Ronald Regan and our first astronauts. Then, in Charleston, South Carolina, Jill is with a young potter named Christian Royal, who uses greenery found in his garden to make unique stoneware. Finally, in Santa Barbara, California, Tanya Holroyd and Dave Polarek show Jill how they recreate Spanish-style lanterns that are hundreds of years old from photographs.
Episode 7
Lightning Etched Lighting, Driftwood Pens, Straw Hats
Fri, Sep 22, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. First, Jill is shocked by how Detroit woodworker, Paul Bonenberger uses electric current to "paint" his one-of-kind Lichtenberg etched light fixtures. In the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland, commercial airline pilot Tom Gaunnt scours the local beaches for driftwood that he infuses with sea glass colored resin to make his distinctive beach inspired ink pens. Down in Charleston, South Carolina, award-winning milliner Natalie Simmons is off to the races making her Kentucky Derby style sinamay hats with handmade floral accents.
Episode 8
River Fishing Nets, Stand Up Paddle Boards, Aluminum Tables
Fri, Sep 29, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. Denny Carson of Spokane, Washington, is a woodworker and catch-and-release fisherman who marries his two passions to make stone-studded fishing nets. Heath Van Den Bogaert is a stand up paddleboard maker in Deerfield Beach, Florida who shows Jill that his custom made boards are not just for hitting the water during the daylight hours. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, furniture maker Peter Handler creates whimsical tables using local hardwoods and brightly colored aluminum in a process not usually used to make furniture.
Episode 9
Canoes, Adirondack Chairs, Wood Music Stands
Fri, Oct 6, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Jasper, Georgia, Carley Abner is crafting canoes from light-weight cedar. Because of his extremely involved process, they do not require staples to hold the pieces in place. Livonia, Michigan is where Jill finds Nick Hamma, a self-taught woodworker who is making folding Adirondack chairs in the shape of US states. Finally, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Michael Norris is hitting the right note with his intricately crafted wood music stands that have found homes all over the world.
Episode 10
Glass and Metal Faucets, Steamer Trunks, Shuffleboard Tables
Fri, Oct 13, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Baltimore, Maryland, Aric Wanveer and Tim McFadden bring together fire, metal and glass to create some of the most unique and colorful water faucets ever to fill a sink. Portland, Michigan, is home to woodworker Dennis Weber who is building classic cedar-lined steamer trunks that are used today more for storage than traveling the world. In Peachtree City, Georgia, Chris and Lizz McKay head a second-generation family business that brings families across America together with their handcrafted shuffleboard tables.
Episode 11
Metal Handbags, Razors, Neon Signs
Fri, Oct 20, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Baltimore, Maryland, Dan Janssen is turning exotic woods and semi-precious gemstones into heirloom quality razors. Wendy Stevens was told that her idea for making purses from stainless steel was impossible. Yet today, outside of Pikeville, Pennsylvania, she is creating a line of coveted metal purses. Last stop, Las Vegas, where Jill learns from Paul Macias how he and his family have been lighting up the city by turning colored glass tubes into classic neon signs for decades.
Episode 12
Reclaimed Wood Guitars, Silver Teapots, Infinity Bookshelf
Fri, Oct 27, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. Down in Charleston, South Carolina, Kaminer Haislip crafts sleek, modern teapots using silver and exotic woods. Her work is exhibited in museums the world over. Detroit, Michigan, rocks again, thanks to Mark Wallace. His company reclaims wood from dilapidated, historic buildings in the city and turns them into amazing electric guitars. And in Monroe, Georgia, Eric McKenna left a desk job to follow his dream of woodworking and now bends and joins wood to create his infinity shaped bookcase.
Episode 13
Wristwatches, Cowboy Whips, Luminarias
Fri, Nov 3, 201722 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Edgewater, Maryland, former boat maker, Allen Cady, uses his woodworking skills to transform a find of rare heart of pine lumber into translucent luminarias. Philadelphia is home to watch maker Roland Murphy who doesn't just assemble watches from acquired parts, but is actually making more than 90% of the pieces himself. Last stop is Otis Orchards, Washington where Jill gets crackin' with Joe Strain who makes bullwhips used around the world and even in popular movies like Indiana Jones.
Episode 14
Best of the West
Fri, Nov 10, 201743 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country to find artisans who make handcrafted products that celebrate the Western way of life. In Arizona, we meet a custom hat maker who made his first hat at 12. In Texas, there's a shop teacher turned quality spur maker, and a leather worker with talent beyond his years. In Colorado, a team of belt buckle makers craft Western themed buckles. In California, a Frenchman named Pedro crafts leather saddles and a young boot maker is inspired by the style of the 1950s. And in Tennessee, a legendary father/ son team make unique leather chinks.
Episode 15
The Great Outdoors
Mon, Apr 23, 201843 mins
Host Jill Wagner travels the country to find artisans who make handcrafted products to use in Mother Nature. In Georgia, an artisan builds canoes one strip of wood at a time. In Ohio, an award-winning bicycle maker has a seven-year waiting list. In Washington, a woodworker makes eye-catching fishing nets. In California, an artisan uses scraps to build his wood surfboards. In Florida, a maker boasts perfect accuracy with his spear guns. In Oregon, a family of leather workers craft backpacks perfect for hitting the trail. In California, a hiking boot maker customizes his product to fit each customer's feet.