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Thirty-year-old metal designer Alisa Toninato makes art in front of a 2,800-degree fire, hot enough to vaporize exposed beards or pop a bag of popcorn (both of which have happened). "We build our own furnaces, and we break down our iron by hand," says Alisa Toninato, who opened FeLion last year.

The Makers Series: Alisa Toninato

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The American tradition of making things by hand predates the Pilgrims. Martha herself is a pioneer of the modern make-it-yourself movement, and the first Martha Stewart American Made Awards honor this legacy of craft by celebrating rising U.S. artisans, such as Wisconsin's Alisa Toninato, who makes cast-iron skillets in the shape of the states.

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Crafts: FeLion Studios

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