
10+
2021
Food & Home
Building & Renovation
Healing PTSD
Season 2, Episode 7
: Eric takes a job repairing a church bell in one of the city’s oldest churches. During its repair, we learn about Eric’s struggles with PTSD after the Vietnam War, and how communing in nature has helped heal his spirit.

About the Series
The Craftsman
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.

1. Sparking Curiosity
Eric explains how Cesar rediscovered a trade secret to create angled corbels, an...

2. Corbels, Columns and Sustainability
Eric sources old growth redwood to rebuild Victorian corbels and columns for a l...

3. Science, Art and Inspiration
Eric talks with a Nobel Prize winner about inspiration and reads some of his per...

4. The Carson Mansion
Eric makes pilasters, corbels and a balustrade as he works on an addition to the...

5. An Honest Day’s Work
Eric believes an honest day’s work is paid by another honest day’s work, and hel...

6. Traditions
Eric talks about traditions and community, and demonstrates how to create a corb...

7. Healing PTSD
Eric takes a job repairing a church bell. He talks about how he was drafted, his...

8. Building a Truss
Eric builds a truss for a nonprofit while discussing the importance of storytell...