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Barnwood BuildersA staple of the rural landscape, barns have served U.S. society for more than 200 years. Many of the old structures have fallen into disrepair because of time and weather. In this series, Mark Bowe and his crew of West Virginia-based craftsmen salvage antique barns and cabins before the timber can deteriorate. Their goal is to put new life into worn-out structures. Among its projects, the crew tackles disassembling an antebellum log cabin in West Virginia, refurbishing it and rebuilding it for a collector in Tennessee.S10, EP5 "Texas Teamwork"The builders travel to Fredericksburg, Texas, to rebuild a special cabin they saved in Ohio; Mark Bowe checks out a wine bar built from a barn they saved in West Virginia, and then he visits a home built with log skins and reclaimed materials.
S1, EP5 "Wading With Alligators to Build a Two-Story Hunting Lodge in Florida"Mark and the guys transport a log home to Florida where they turn it into a hunting lodge; Mark makes mouth-blown glass for the windows and he dives into an alligator pond to get some long-leaf pine for the floors.
S4, EP9 "Barn Beam Log Cabin Experiment"The guys try to build a 1,200-square foot cabin using barn beams from their inventory; Mark's friend shows up to make a one-of-a-kind whiskey tap out of an unused beam end.
S4, EP10 "Rebuilding After the Flood"Following a recent flood, Mark and the guys step up to help their neighbor rebuild; they repair a garage by wrapping it in barn wood and use log skins to transform a prefabricated shed into a log cabin playroom.
S17, EP18 "Rockin' Out"American pioneers worked stone into foundations, chimneys, water wells and more. Mark Bowe looks back on some incredible examples of handcrafted stonework. Along the way, he and the guys find fossils and arrowheads, explore a coal mine and skip rocks.
S4, EP11 "West Virginia Legacy Cabin"In Leivasy, W. Va., Mark and his crew get a strong dose of family history as they strive to save the O'Dell family's hand-hewn log home; Mark also spends some time with his own father and visits a log cabin built by his great-grandfather.
S4, EP12 "Building Fort Barnwood"Mark challenges his crew to build a log fort on the Boneyard; they use spare logs and some serious hillbilly know-how to construct a pioneer cantilevered fort, but when the temperature takes an unexpected plunge, the job becomes more difficult.
S4, EP13 "Barnwood Showroom Transformation"The builders transform a nearby office space into a showroom for their business; they use vertical barn wood, horizontal barn wood and a timber-frame facade; then they finish off the room with barn doors, hand-crafted items and reclaimed roofing tin.
S5, EP5 "Old-School Takedown in Harrisville, W.V."The builders turn to the old-school method of using ropes to take down a log cabin in Harrisville, WV; they meet some modern-day pioneers who hewed their own log cabin by hand.
S2, EP2 "Turning a Ramshackle Cabin Into a Guest House in Missouri"The guys travel to Missouri to take down and rebuild a historic 170-year-old cabin, converting it into a guest house.
S2, EP1 "Peeling Layers Off a Covered Log Home in Virginia"In Abingon, Va., the guys take down a farmhouse that Mark bought sight unseen; they strip away each layer and salvage the incredible hand-hewn timbers underneath.
S1, EP1 "Taking Down the Lincoln Cabin and Building a Dog Trot"Mark and the crew work to dismantle a barn built by Abe Lincoln's uncle; old tobacco timbers are used to build a new barn in the Appalachian dogtrot style.
S2, EP4 "Building a Log Chapel With a Stained Glass Window"Mark and the guys head to Johnny Jett's hometown in Kentucky to build a log chapel; they reclaim a stained glass window from a deteriorating 100-year-old church, then they build the chapel and install the window.
S2, EP3 "Raising a Massive Timber Frame Barn in Downtown Lewisburg"In Lewisburg, W. Va.,Mark and the guys raise a massive timber frame as the new shelter for the city's farmer's market.
S1, EP2 "Rescuing a Massive Barn and Finishing the Lincoln Cabin"In St. Meinrad, Ind., the guys rescue a huge double-pen barn with pioneer-era, hand-hewn beams; Mark pays a visit to the nearly completed Lincoln Cabin.
S2, EP6 "Salvaging Pristine Hand-Hewn Logs From a West Virginia Cabin"In West Virginia, Mark and the guys salvage rare 170-year-old logs from a perfectly preserved log home; the pressure is on to keep these logs pristine as they take them down.
S2, EP5 "Saving Every Board from a Kincheloe Cattle Barn"In Jane Lew, W. Va., Mark and the guys salvage the wood from a 120-year old cattle barn that is slated for demolition; the site is so wet they have to build their own road just to get to the barn.
S1, EP3 "Repurposing Every Beam From a Pennsylvania Bank Barn"The guys take down a Pennsylvania Bank Barn in hopes of recovering the long beams and huge sleeper logs.
S2, EP8 "Taking Down a Huge, New England Style Barn"In New England, Mark and the guys dismantle a 200-year-old barn; the barn is so big it takes extra hands to get the barn wood down and a crane to lift out the valuable beams.
S2, EP7 "Building a New Log Home for the Boy Scouts"Mark and the guys volunteer to help a Boy Scout troop build a new lodge out of their old lodge while teaching them about the pioneer life.
S1, EP4 "Salvaging a Homestead Corn Crib With a Hometown Barn Raising"The guys reclaim a 170-year-old corn crib filled with antique treasures, then they take the structure back to Lewisburg, W. Va., to be erected in an old-fashioned barn raising.
S2, EP10 "Turning a Tobacco Farm Cabin Into a Tasting Room"Mark and the team save a log cabin from a Virginia tobacco farm and turn it into a tasting room for a distillery.
S2, EP9 "The Brown Family Heirloom"Mark and the guys restore a log cabin that has been in the Brown family since 1856, using wood from the original cabin as well as old logs from a nearby barn and new logs from a local saw mill.
S2, EP12 "Grandma's Cabin"In West Virginia, Mark and the guys salvage logs from a fire-damaged home and use them to build a cabin for a client.
S2, EP11 "Moving the Last Cabin in Roanoke to a Local Resort"Mark and the guys save the last cabin from Roanoke, W. Va., and move it to a resort.
S3, EP1 "Rebuilding Grandma's Cabin in Montana"Grandma's cabin in Montana from last season is transformed into a cliff-side lodge.
S2, EP13 "Blue Ridge Mountain Home"Mark and the crew build a massive, complicated log home in the Blue Ridge Mountains; its unique design requires the creation of an entirely new kind of notch; the crew works with a local team of craftsmen to pull off this high-stakes build.
S3, EP3 "Saving a Rare Log Springhouse"Mark and the guys wade in water to save a dilapidated springhouse, then they rebuild it back at the bone yard.
S3, EP2 "Building the New England Barn in South Carolina"After dismantling a New England barn, Mark and the crew spend six days reassembling it as a family retreat in South Carolina.
S1, EP6 "Transforming a Shipping Container Into a Portable Barnwood Cabin"Mark and the crew use welding tools to turn a shipping container into a portable barn-wood cabin, then they load it onto a trailer.
S3, EP4 "Saving a Hand Hewn Cabin and a Rare Hand Cut Chimney"Mark and the guys explore a pioneer settlement, where they save a classic log cabin and re-purpose its rare hand-cut sandstone chimney; Sherman helps local stonemasons turn the chimney into a fire pit.
S3, EP8 "Rebuilding the 100 Percent Cabin and Restoring a Legacy"Mark and the guys take the 100 percent cabin to South Carolina where they rebuild it as a hunting cabin.
S1, EP7 "Turning a West Virginia Smokehouse Into a Modern Bunkhouse in the Florida Swamp"The crew members take down a West Virginia smokehouse and a half-barn, then they weave the logs together in Florida to create a bunkhouse for their client's children; the guys go on a catch-and-release wild hog hunt.
S17, EP6 "Pioneer Puzzle Master"The guys head to West Sunbury, Penn to restore a complex log cabin; it consists of more than 150 parts that must fit together perfectly; Mark looks for the next job, finding one of the best built barns he's ever seen.
S17, EP5 "Lake Erie Pool House"The guys build a log cabin pool house on a tight job site in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, extending the size of the cabin and incorporate a partition wall; Johnny and Sherman hunt for sea glass; Mark Bowe gets a lesson in chainsaw carving.
S17, EP4 "Hilltop Hybrid"The Barnwood Builders head to the hills of Pocahontas County, W.V., to try something new; working with repurposed factory beams and hand hewn timbers, they create a hybrid timber frame structure with a shed roof.
S17, EP3 "Small Town, Big Dreams"White Sulphur Springs, W.V., is a small town with big plans after a tragic flood devastates the community; the Barnwood Builders play a big part of this small town's revival as they build a log cabin and timber frame.
S17, EP2 "Mountaintop Masterpiece"The guys head to Albertville, Ala., to build a log cabin guest house high atop Sand Mountain; Mark visits a finished cabin he and the guys built on Lake Guntersville; Sherman and Johnny visit a woodturner who makes handcrafted wooden tops.
S17, EP1 "Bank Barn Retires"The Barnwood Builders head to Westmoreland County, Pa., to save a classic bank barn; if the guys don't save it now, it won't last another winter; along the way, the guys tour an 18th-century fort; Mark checks out a fully-operational bank barn.
S16, EP5 "Big Time Timberframe"Mark and the guys travel to Patrick, S.C., to build a huge wedding pavilion, the biggest timber frame they've ever created; on a job this big, they need some extra help so they bring along Mark's latest hire and have fun teaching the new kid.
S16, EP4 "Bricks and Beams"Mark Bowe and the Barnwood Builders crew build a beautiful, two-story log cabin addition for an old brick home in the rolling hills outside Lexington, Va.
S16, EP3 "Appalachian Ancestry"The Barnwood Builders team travels to Berea, Ky., to save an incredible log cabin built in 1795; as they peel away layer after layer of siding they discover a hand hewn masterpiece of Appalachian craftsmanship.
S16, EP2 "Put to the Test"Mark and the guys make the seven-hour trek to Dubois, Ind., to salvage a cabin picked by the youngest member of the crew, Evan; it's a big step to prove that his apprenticeship days are over.
S16, EP1 "A Diamond in the Mud"The Barnwood Builders return to West Alexander, Pa., to save an American gem built deep within the backwoods at the bottom of a steep hill; this 19th century barn will prove to be one of their toughest takedowns ever.
S15, EP8 "Barnwood Village"Mark Bowe and his designer Karen Tillery take steps to realize his dream of building a small village of finished antique structures in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
S15, EP7 "Vacationland"The Barnwood Builders head to Carthage, Maine where they save a barn from the 1840s; as they uncover the craftsmanship of the old New England style barn, they have fun kayaking, canoeing, searching for crawdads and even enjoying some lobster rolls.
S15, EP6 "Barnwood Busy"The guys revive a 19th century cabin taken down in Ripley, W.Va; for a break, they to the state fair; they go to the Barnwood Living backlot, where they're challenged to make a 30-foot timber frame enclosure using only spare parts.
S15, EP5 "Modern Day Homestead"Mark and the guys create a rustic family gathering place in Franklin, Tenn. for a homeowner who loves 19th century hand-hewed craftsmanship; the property sits on a former horse farm that now serves as a dog rehabilitation camp.
S15, EP4 "Fun on the Farm"The guys travel to West Alexander, Pa., the heart of farm country, to save a classic bank barn; Johnny visits a local farmer and her pasture-raised animals; Mark drops by a local farmers' market to buy goodies for the crew.
S15, EP3 "Barnwood Living Pavilion"The Barnwood Builders build a timber-frame pavilion behind their showroom; Mark wants to build these outdoor living structures as kits using a notching system; while Ryan cooks, Mark visits the Sheriff's cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains.
S15, EP2 "Bigtime Barnwood"In Corry, Pennsylvania, the Barnwood Builders save one of the biggest barns they've ever seen; along the way, Sherman shares farming stories with the barn owner, and Mark explores the nearby wetlands designed for conservation.
S15, EP1 "Legendary Log Homes"Building a custom log guest home in Dandridge, Tenn.; as the cabin takes shape high in the hills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Mark visits one of the most famous log homes in the country; Johnny visits a candy store in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
S14, EP10 "Learning by Doing"The Barnwood Builders travel to Ripley, W. Va. to take down a quintessential log cabin; Mark inspects cabins in need of repair for the nearby farm museum; the guys visit Ryan's old high school.
S14, EP9 "Log Cabin Cupid"The builders battle extreme weather in Sacramento, Ky. to save a cabin built in 1853.
S14, EP8 "The Heart of Appalachia"The crew travels to Wise, Virginia, to save a stunning log home dating back to the 1860s; the Appalachian icon has been in one family for four generations, so Mark and the guys must salvage everything they can.
S14, EP7 "Restoring Russel's Fort""The Barnwood Builders" return to Lake Lure, N.C., to rebuild Russel's Fort, a historic 1770s log cabin they salvaged months before; the fort now has a gorgeous view of the lake, but the build is full of challenges.
S14, EP6 "Trial and Error"Mark challenges the guys to create a new system of notches to build a timber frame; the new notches are put to the test alongside salvaged floorboards used to design massive trusses.
S14, EP5 "Preserving a Local Legend"A museum in Townsend, Tenn., enlists the Barnwood Builders to restore a 19th-century gunsmith's cabin to be the centerpiece of an exhibit; after repairing the timbers, the team faces the challenge of stacking them flush with a 9-foot ceiling.
S14, EP4 "American Fortitude"With the help of a local historian and a Revolutionary War expert, the team saves a legendary fort dating back to 1775 in Lake Lure, N.C.; Mark and Graham visit the Oconaluftee Cherokee Village where craftsmen keep the story of their ancestors alive.
S14, EP3 "Home Is Where the Timber-Frame Heart Is"The team must use a little ingenuity to convert a large timber-frame barn in their hometown of Lewisburg, W.V.; once completed, the massive structure will serve as a grand wedding venue.
S14, EP2 "Smoky Mountain Magic"The Barnwood Builders head to Gatlinburg, TN, to build a cabin in the Smoky Mountains.
S13, EP3 "If it Fits, It's Finnish"Mark and the crew are called to Pennsylvania to salvage their first-ever cabin built by settlers from Finland; while they're excited to learn a new style of construction, Mark must figure out how to unstack the unorthodox cabin without damaging it.
S13, EP2 "Lakeside Log Cabin"The Barnwood Builders stack a double pen log cabin on the shores of Lake Guntersville; working with their favorite designer, Karen Tillery, the guys help transform a 1970s ranch house into a rustic lakeside retreat.
S13, EP1 "A Home Turf Takedown"Ryan builds a rack to display antique mantle beams; Katherine and Arlene from the Barnwood Living office talk to Mark about ways to reuse and sell scrap wood in the showroom; Teeshawn uses extra inventory from the yard to cut shakes.
S12, EP9 "Swing Beam Barn"The Barnwood Builders take down an 1839 swing beam-style barn in Blairstown, New Jersey; Mark works on his New Jersey accent, the guys explore a Christmas tree farm, work with a beekeeper and visit a craftsman who makes brooms the old-fashioned way.
S12, EP8 "Log Cabin Treehouse"The Barnwood Builders create log cabin treehouses in the Smoky Mountains of Sevierville, TN, and must maneuver the logs through trees to reach the raised platforms.
S12, EP7 "Treasure Time"In Blountville, Tenn., the Builders find a true treasure, a log cabin built in 1818; Mark teaches the new crew members how to scout log cabins; they take a trip to historic Blountville and Johnny Jett gets to knock over an old home all by himself.
S12 "Season 12 Lookback Special: A Season of Adventure"Reliving the adventure of Season 12; in an eight-state tour, Mark and the guys overcome all kinds of obstacles to save and restore some of the most spectacular projects they've ever seen.
S11, EP8 "Inspiration"The Barnwood Builders travel to Walton, West Virginia to save the barn that inspired Mark Bowe to start his business 25 years ago; Sherman makes a special gift and Alex visits a workshop that makes some of the finest pipe organs.
S11, EP7 "Out of This World"Down in Virginia, the Barnwood Builders re-create an 18th-century log chapel and save an old barn using modern equipment that looks like it came from outer space; building a bench with a chainsaw artist; Johnny Jett learns to play golf.
S11, EP6 "The Five-Barn Farm"The guys salvage five tobacco barns on one farm in Alton, Virginia, while Mark hunts for even more barns in Pennsylvania; Mark also visits an incredible finished home made of two cabins combined with a salt box addition.
S11, EP4 "Mountaintop Retreat"The Barnwood Builders travel to Eagle Rock, Virginia, to build a spectacular dogtrot cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tim Rose travels to Halifax, Virginia, to see the finished log cabin they built five years earlier at the Springfield Distillery.
S10, EP7 "Coming Home"In Middlebourne, W.Va., the "Barnwood Builders" save an exceptional log cabin and help a local sheriff return to his family farm; in Alabama, Mark Bowe visits the finished lakeside cabin designed by Karen Tillery.
S10, EP1 "Barnwood Backyard"The crew takes the week off to work in their own backyards; in West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the guys build furniture, cut trees, and plant gardens; Mark Bowe visits the finished Catskill cabin in Shawangunk, N.Y.
S9, EP14 "Saving the Cabin That Saved the Company"The crew works to salvage a cabin that saved their business; it takes a variety of surprising repairs to bring it back to life, but once it's up, there is a great surprise.
S7, EP5 "A New York State of Mind"The builders head up to the Catskill Mountains in New York to build a huge, antique log guesthouse for a couple who traded city life for country life.
S4, EP8 "Bristol Tobacco Barn"Mark buys a massive tobacco barn with an incredible log structure hidden inside; the guys must unwrap the barn layer by layer, and it's a tricky job because the barn is filled with hundreds of old poles that fight them at every turn.
S4, EP7 "Log Kitchen Drop In"The builders head to Cashiers, N.C., to build an antique log cabin in the middle of a huge, framed-out modern home; old wood meets new; Mark visits the client's decked-out timber frame barn, and Sherman shows off his horse-wrangling skills.
S4, EP6 "Beefy Bank-Barn Beams"Mark and the guys return to Schuylkill County, Pa., where they stripped a massive bank barn earlier in the year; now, they are back for its chestnut beams; Mark visits a bank barn wedding venue, and he learns to cut soap stone with a water jet.
S4, EP5 "Log Cabin Dream Come True"Tammy and her late husband dreamed of running a craft store in a log cabin on their West Virginia family homestead; Mark and the guys help Tammy build the cabin, making some homemade crafts and visiting a pioneer landmark along the way.
S4, EP3 "Island Fishing Cabin"Mark Bowe and his team members take the logs from the Bird's-Eye Barn and put them back together on a West Virginia island; they have to reconfigure the barn to turn it into a modern fishing cabin with a complicated design.
A staple of the rural landscape, barns have served U.S. society for more than 200 years. Many of the old structures have fallen into disrepair because of time and weather. In this series, Mark Bowe and his crew of West Virginia-based craftsmen salvage antique barns and cabins before the timber can deteriorate. Their goal is to put new life into worn-out structures. Among its projects, the crew tackles disassembling an antebellum log cabin in West Virginia, refurbishing it and rebuilding it for a collector in Tennessee.
Original Air Date: Nov 1, 2013
Genres: RealityTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
11 seasons available on demand (48 episodes)
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