Made in the South

From heirloom-quality banjos to alligator-charred furniture to an ingenious twist on the old-fashioned, Southern artisans continue to raise the bar on craftsmanship

With reclaimed wood, hand-punched tin, and a lot of love, a Georgia couple brings back the pie safe

Traditional white oak basketry flourishes in the hands of an unlikely Alabama artisan

A Louisiana craftsman keeps a Cajun tradition afloat

A South Carolina barber keeps a barbecue tradition alive

To collect her subjects, a Lowcountry artist goes deep

How Lisa Tomlin turned a childhood obsession with drawing animals into a career as one of the country’s finest gun engravers

Giving new life to old wood

In the Appalachian foothills, Matt Jones spins the past into every pot

Bladesmith Quintin Middleton crafts the perfect kitchen knife

Tour bladesmith Quintin Middleton’s South Carolina workshop

Daniel Winkler turns hunks of metal into eighteenth-century masterpieces with an edge

The oldest son of Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt casts his luck with the perfect flats boat

The oldest son of Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt casts his luck with the perfect flats boat

How one woman chucked it all for a (hardworking) life among the apple trees

Deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Leonard Bludworth churns out the world’s most beautiful pool cues

Jerry Fisk can turn just about any hunk of metal into a very sharp work of art

A North Carolina woodworker crafts one-of-a-kind birdcalls