Built by Hand

Season 1

Across the nation and around the world, there are craftsmen who are creating unique items using the same methods from decades, centuries, even millennia in the past. The process of watching them gives a glimpse back in time to see how some of the most significant items in history were made.

Where to Watch Built by Hand • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • King of the Battlefield
    E1
    King of the BattlefieldThe M1 Garand is a rifle that was once called the greatest battlefield tool ever made, and skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
  • Spartan Warrior Armor
    E2
    Spartan Warrior ArmorHoplite soldiers of Sparta, Athens, and ancient Greece were protected by bronze breastplates hammered to resemble the ideal male physique, and skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build this armor by hand.
  • Treasure of the Vikings
    E3
    Treasure of the VikingsViking shields helped an obscure group of warrior seafarers dominate Europe for centuries, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
  • Secrets of the Samurai Sword
    E4
    Secrets of the Samurai SwordJapan's samurais wielded deadly swords called katanas, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.
  • Confessions of the Bowie Knife
    E5
    Confessions of the Bowie KnifeThe legend of the Alamo is incomplete without Jim Bowie and the deadly knife named after him, and today, skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build this innovative and world-changing weapon by hand.
  • The Claymore's Curse
    E6
    The Claymore's CurseThe Scottish claymore is a deadly, two-handed, two-sided blade that can be as long as a full-grown man is tall. Skilled craftsmen use time-tested methods and modern-day know-how to build these innovative and world-changing weapons by hand.

 

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