A Craftsman's Legacy

  • Premiered: Sep 2014
  • Episodes: 39
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Unknown
  • Documentary

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Season 4
4x1
The Sword Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 02, 2017
Host, Eric Gorges, takes a stab at sword-smithing with Master Bladesmith Kevin Cashen, learning about the mystical world of metallurgy, forging a spatha.
4x2
The Ski Makers
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 09, 2017
Eric hits the slopes on handmade skis he makes with son and father team, Jeff and John Thompson.
4x3
The Jeans Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 2017
Eric Yelsma has been drawn to sewing since a teenager. Now his shop makes jeans from American sourced, sustainable fabric that is constructed and sold in Detroit. Host Eric Gorges gets to stitching, confirming threads do make the man.
4x4
The Table Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 23, 2017
For his sixth birthday, Mark Whitley, was given a hammer and toolbox. Now an award-winning furniture maker in Smiths Grove, Kentucky, Mark and host Eric Gorges make a table together.
4x5
The Still Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 30, 2017
Christopher Kelley makes beautiful copper stills. Host Eric Gorges works with Christopher to make a moonshine still worthy of the most potent of spirits.
4x6
The Brass Horn Makers
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Air date
Oct 07, 2017
Eric shines the brass with master French horn makers and musicians, Rick and Celeste Seraphinoff.
4x7
The Rocking Horse Maker
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Air date
Oct 14, 2017
Master wood carver Jackie Wilson built a rocking horse for Prince George of Cambridge. On this episode she and host Eric Gorges will make a rocking horse fit for a king.
4x8
The Arrow Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 2017
Cherokee National treasure, Noel Grayson shows host Eric Gorges how to craft traditional Cherokee arrows using primitive tools.
4x9
The Cowboy Hat Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 2017
Master Hatter Nate Funmaker is one of the only Native American Master Hatters in the nation. Eric travels to Texas to meet this extraordinary craftsman and tries his hand, and head, at hat making.
4x10
The Spur Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 2017
Texas cowboy and master craftsman, Wilson Capron, creates spurs that truly are a thing of function and beauty. Host Eric Gorges works with Wilson to make a pair of spurs.
4x11
The Spoon Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 2017
Legendary Lazy Spoon creator, Jonathan Simons and host Eric Gorges dish up! Jonathan teaches Eric how to make a spoon.
4x12
The Murrini Glass Maker
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 2017
Master glass maker Shawn Messenger calls her pieces Impressionistic. Shawn and host Eric Gorges create a paperweight from brilliant colored glass, sure to make a lasting impression.
4x13 Show finale
The Tool Chest Makers
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 25, 2017
Host Eric Gorges meets the craftsmen behind the esteemed H. Gerstner & Sons brand and learns how to make the tool box that’s been treasured for generations.

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