Handcrafted America (2016)

Episode Overview

Jill Wagner embarks on a nationwide journey to discover skilled artisans who create remarkable handmade goods. Her first stop is Traverse City, Michigan, where she meets Nathan Bower, a celebrated clockmaker renowned for his stunning skeleton clocks that showcase their intricate inner mechanisms. Next, Jill visits Woody's Chair Shop in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, where she lends a hand to Scott Woody, a seventh-generation woodworker, in crafting traditional chairs using only wood, without glue or nails. Finally, she travels to Cle Elum, Washington, to assist Maria Cristalli, a talented female blacksmith, in skillfully bending and shaping iron into striking and practical pieces.