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A Craftsman's Legacy
The Cowboy Hat Maker
Season 4
Episode 409
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.
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Host Eric Gorges learns how to make a high end tool box.
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Host Eric Gorges create a paperweight from brilliant colored glass.
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Eric Gorges learns how to make a spoon.
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Host Eric Gorges works with Wilson Capron to make a pair of spurs.
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Host Eric Gorges learns how to craft traditional Cherokee arrows.
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Host Eric Gorges learns to make a rocking horse fit for a king.
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Eric shines the brass with a master French horn maker.
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Host Eric Gorges learns to make a copper moonshine still.
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Craftsman Mark Whitley and host Eric Gorges make a table together.
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Host Eric Gorges gets to stitching, confirming threads do make the man.
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Eric hits the slopes on handmade skis.
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Host Eric Gorges takes a stab at sword-smithing.