Volunteer Woodworker

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The "Volunteer Woodworker" is a woodworking show for all viewers. In each episode, Charles Brock takes a road trip to the workshop of one of America’s master woodworkers. The viewer will hear the artist's personal story, see their amazing work and observe the woodworker's methods. Each episode promises to inspire, educate and entertain the viewer.

26m 46s / TV-G

Mandolin Man

S1 E112 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Dan Voight became interested in the mandolin at an early age. He not only wanted to play, he wanted to build mandolins that would perform to his high standards. Eventually performance and the art of lutherie led him to the Music City, where his work is in constant demand.

Prolific Perfection

S1 E111 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Ronnie Young is always busy, always doing, always figuring things out. He has been awarded the highest honor in woodworking for his American furniture reproductions, including his work in the Federal Style adorned with Paterae Inlay.

A Carver's Life

S1 E109 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Artist Randy Walters is a prolific and multi-talented wood carver. His work includes pictures in relief, figures both historical and whimsical, walking canes with adornments, and castle gargoyles.

Designs That Celebrate the Wood

S1 E108 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Kelly Maxwell's artistry starts with the world's most beautiful large live-edge slabs of wood. His experience tells him how to best use that beauty to make a piece of furniture that will be a focal point in a fine home. By celebrating the wood's natural beauty he gives it a new life.

Lifetime of Craftsmanship"

S1 E105 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Alf Sharp left law school and found his niche in furniture making. His furniture can be found in fine homes across the country and in collections at historic homes, like Andrew Jackson's Hermitage.

Pipe Dreams

S1 E104 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Grant Batson is more than great at a lot of things. In his own relaxed style, he goes about life making the things that interest him most, like guitars and smoking pipes made from Italian Burr.

Designs from the Garden

S1 E103 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Craig Nutt is a garden variety artist. His wooden chairs, tables, and sculptures unbelievably feature corn, butter beans, and other vegetables as legs, stretchers, and back rests.

Amazing Anne

S1 E101 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Anne Briggs is a social media phenom known as "Anne of All Trades". She is also a farmer, teacher, and woodworker who turns weakness into strength. She tells us how as she demonstrates how to make something for the kitchen from firewood.

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