Volunteer Woodworker

Banjo Man

Retiring to the perfect tiny house he and his wife designed and built on a Tennessee hilltop, Bill Lester decided building banjos and dulcimers would make life perfect. We will hear his story, take a tour of their 600-square-foot dream home and then go to his spacious shop to learn how he makes his beautiful banjos from bending hoops to inlay.

Banjo Man

26m 36s

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    Can't Keep a Woodworker Down

    S1 E3 - 24m 39s

    George Wurtzel was born with a degenerative eye disease that left him unsighted by the age of twenty. The Volunteer Woodworker visits George at his East Tennessee workshop where he shares his compelling story and shows us how he accomplishes his woodworking projects.

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    Simply Amazing

    S1 E2 - 24m 39s

    Anne of All Trades is a multi-talented woodworker, gardener, builder, and creator of many things. She is a social media star with a huge following because of her "Can-Do” attitude. Her natural ability makes her a fantastic woodworker and teacher. Anne takes us on a tour of her farm, her future woodworking shop, and demonstrates how she carves with an ax and a knife.

  • Banjo Man: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Banjo Man

    S1 E1 - 26m 36s

    Retiring to the perfect tiny house he and his wife designed and built on a Tennessee hilltop, Bill
    Lester decided building banjos and dulcimers would make life perfect. We will hear his story,
    take a tour of their 600-square-foot dream home and then go to his spacious shop to learn how
    he makes his beautiful banjos from bending hoops to inlay.

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