Cast Iron Skillets, Baskets, Axes - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Madison, Wisconsin, Jill makes sparks fly with Alisa Toninato, making cast iron skillets in the shape of the 50 states. ...See moreHost Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. In Madison, Wisconsin, Jill makes sparks fly with Alisa Toninato, making cast iron skillets in the shape of the 50 states. In Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, JoAnn Catsos is one of only two people in the country to earn a degree in basket making. Joann shows Jill her octofoil basket, a pattern she invented. Finally, in Fairview, Tennessee, Jill meets Anthony Martin, who uses pre-Revolutionary War tools and techniques from the 1600s to craft one of man's oldest tools. Written by Sheri Spitz Hirshman See less