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The Tool Chest Makers

Season 4 Episode 413 | 26m 46s

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

Aired: 09/01/17
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Host Eric Gorges works with Wilson Capron to make a pair of spurs.
Host Eric Gorges learns how to craft traditional Cherokee arrows.
Eric Gorges learns how to make a spoon.
Host Eric Gorges gets to stitching, confirming threads do make the man.
Eric travels to Texas to triy his hand, and head, at hat making.
Host Eric Gorges create a paperweight from brilliant colored glass.
Host Eric Gorges learns to make a rocking horse fit for a king.
Craftsman Mark Whitley and host Eric Gorges make a table together.
Host Eric Gorges learns to make a copper moonshine still.
Eric shines the brass with a master French horn maker.
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Host Eric Gorges works with Wilson Capron to make a pair of spurs.
Host Eric Gorges learns how to craft traditional Cherokee arrows.
Eric Gorges learns how to make a spoon.
Host Eric Gorges gets to stitching, confirming threads do make the man.
Eric travels to Texas to triy his hand, and head, at hat making.
Host Eric Gorges create a paperweight from brilliant colored glass.
Host Eric Gorges learns to make a rocking horse fit for a king.
Craftsman Mark Whitley and host Eric Gorges make a table together.
Host Eric Gorges learns to make a copper moonshine still.
Eric shines the brass with a master French horn maker.