Barnwood Builders

S01E02: Rescuing a Massive Barn, Finishing the Lincoln Cabin

Overview

Mark Bowe and his crew of West Virginia master craftsmen salvage antique barns and cabins, reusing the wood to create stunning, modern homes. The Barnwood Builders are devoted to salvaging and will stop at nothing to give 200-year-old structures new life, providing entertainment, inspiration and awe along the way.

Episodes

S01E01 Taking Down the Lincoln Cabin and Building a Dog Trot

November 1, 2013 60 min
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.

S01E02 Rescuing a Massive Barn, Finishing the Lincoln Cabin

October 7, 2014 60 min

S01E03 Repurposing Every Beam from a Pennsylvania Bank Barn

October 14, 2014 60 min
The guys take down a Pennsylvania Bank Barn in hopes of recovering the Long Beams and Huge Sleeper Logs that lay below. They are up against the weather, the machines malfunctioning and the weight of...

S01E04 Salvaging a Homestead Corn Crib with a Hometown Barn Raising

October 21, 2014 60 min
The guys salvage a homestead corn crib with a good old fashioned barn raising.

S01E05 Wading with Alligators to Build a Two-Story Hunting Lodge in Florida

October 28, 2014 60 min
Mark Bowe and the guys take the bones of an old Virginia log home down to Florida, where they turn it into a two-story hunting lodge. Mark makes mouth-blown wavy glass for the windows and...

S01E06 Transforming a Shipping Container into a Portable Barnwood Cabin

November 4, 2014 60 min
Mark and the guys turn a used shipping container into a portable barnwood cabin. They use welding torches and old logs to transform the steel container into a home. Mark searches for the perfect red...

S01E07 Turning a West Virginia Smokehouse into a Modern Bunkhouse in the Florida Swamp

November 11, 2014 60 min
Mark Bowe and the guys take down a West Virginia smokehouse and a half-barn nearby. They weave the logs together in Florida to create a bunkhouse for their client's kids. They cut down two trees...

S01E08 Fighting the Elements to Build a Well House, and Repairing a Damaged Log Home

November 18, 2014 60 min
Mark Bowe and the guys return to their roots in Asheville, North Carolina. They have one day to build a log well house in the driving rain. Once it's up, they have to repair a...

S01E09 Moving a Pre-Civil War Log Cabin from West Virginia to Tennessee

November 25, 2014 60 min
Mark Bowe and the guys take down a pre-Civil War log cabin in Braxton County, West Virginia. They take it back to Lewisburg to refurbish the logs, then rebuild it for a client who collects...

Cast

Mark Bowe
Mark Bowe
Himself
Johnny Jett
Johnny Jett
Himself
Sherman Thompson
Sherman Thompson
Himself
Graham Ferguson
Graham Ferguson
Himself
Tim Rose
Tim Rose
Himself

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