Teaching a Trade
3 May 2022Eric explains the importance of learning a trade and how it can help people discover self-worth, then he teaches a group of teen students how to make their own paint and use power tools to create a barge board.
Master craftsman and woodworker Eric Hollenbeck is in the restoration business, taking historic homes and forgotten treasures around his hometown of Eureka, California, and giving them new life.
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Eric explains the importance of learning a trade and how it can help people discover self-worth, then he teaches a group of teen students how to make their own paint and use power tools to create a barge board.
Eric continues his restoration of the Monroe House and meets a descendant of the Monroe family who shares his passion for keeping its historic details alive; he teaches the importance of tenacity and why it's essential to have the courage to fail.
Eric works on the restoration of the Pink Lady Mansion's finial, demonstrating the value in constructing something made to last; he explains the importance forgotten treasures have in our lives and what they symbolize.
Eric tackles a pre-1920s footstool and the intricate windows of Eureka's bank; he reconnects with his own history by reconstructing his mother's rose garden.
Eric demonstrates the importance of being a good neighbor and building community by restoring the Monroe House; while working to reconstruct corbels for local renovator Jules, he recovers the lost details hidden behind years of paint.
Eric restores a window and call box in the historic Carson Mansion while explaining his methodical and precise approach to master craftsmanship, expressing the importance of educating people about their origins using historic objects.
Eric shares the significance of his relationship to the resources he uses for his projects and honors the cleared trees by putting care into his creations, and connects with the historic trust by restoring its 1930s Julia Morgan doors.
Master craftsmen Eric shares the art of woodworking.
Master craftsmen Eric shares the art of woodworking.
Eric restores a window and call box in the historic Carson Mansion while explaining his methodical and precise approach to master craftsmanship, expressing the importance of educating people about their origins using historic objects.
Eric demonstrates the importance of being a good neighbor and building community by restoring the Monroe House; while working to reconstruct corbels for local renovator Jules, he recovers the lost details hidden behind years of paint.
Eric continues his restoration of the Monroe House and meets a descendant of the Monroe family who shares his passion for keeping its historic details alive; he teaches the importance of tenacity and why it's essential to have the courage to fail.
Eric tackles a pre-1920s footstool and the intricate windows of Eureka's bank; he reconnects with his own history by reconstructing his mother's rose garden.
Eric works on the restoration of the Pink Lady Mansion's finial, demonstrating the value in constructing something made to last; he explains the importance forgotten treasures have in our lives and what they symbolize.
Eric explains the importance of learning a trade and how it can help people discover self-worth, then he teaches a group of teen students how to make their own paint and use power tools to create a barge board.
Eric shares the significance of his relationship to the resources he uses for his projects and honors the cleared trees by putting care into his creations, and connects with the historic trust by restoring its 1930s Julia Morgan doors.