Old World, Handcrafts Are Not Just a Week End Activity

In the 21st century, there are a lot of old crafts we think we don’t have much use for anymore. Blacksmithing. Wood turning. Spinning and basket-making. But here's the funny thing — as our world gets more and more virtual, traditional skills are starting to look better and better to a lot of people.

Original Air Date: April 09, 2022

Guests:

Sara Dahmen — Monroe Robinson — Nick Offerman

Interviews In This Hour:

Could you build your own pots and pans? Coppersmith Sara Dahmen revives a lost art — A craftsman alone in the Alaskan wIlderness — ‘He’s my Shakespeare’: Nick Offerman on the craft and wisdom of Wendell Berry

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