Catch Up Now: Barnwood Builders
The guys help a widower build the cabin that he and his late wife chose.
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About the Host
Mark Bowe
Mark Bowe, host of DIY Network’s Barnwood Builders, is passionate about honoring the craft of America’s pioneer ancestors and is devoted to ensuring that their work lives on.
About the show
Episodes
See Episode GuideThe Johnny Jett Special
The Barnwood Builders celebrate hillbilly archaeologist, teacher and artist Johnny Jett with never-before-seen footage and highlights of his best moments.
Grandma's Cabin
The Barnwood Builders team saves an incredible cabin with huge logs that was nearly lost to a fire in West Virginia. They transport it all the way to Montana for restoration, where Mark returns to see it fully finished inside and out.
Perfect Cabin, Perfectly Restored
The Barnwood Builders discover one of the finest cabins they've ever seen. They take it down in West Virginia and restore it in South Carolina, and Mark returns to see the amazing home fully finished.
Digger's Cabin: The Whole Story
From the muddy take-down in West Virginia to the tricky rebuild in Texas, the story of how the Barnwood Builders transformed Digger's cabin into David's dream home is revealed.
New Hampshire Barn: The Whole Story
The entire story of how the Barnwood Builders moved a massive, 1802 timber frame barn from New Hampshire to South Carolina is revealed.
Barnwood Cottage
The guys turn a brand new storage shed into an 1800s log cabin, then drive it to Round Top, Texas. Mark gets a lesson from a local silversmith, and the team visits historic structures built around the state by 19th-century pioneers.
Biggest Barn Ever
In Texas, the Barnwood Builders raise the largest timberframe they have ever built by combining wood and steel. Along the way, they battle hundred degree temperatures, and Mark explores a renovated inn with the Junk Gypsies.
Tennessee Treasure
The crew rebuilds the Minor Hill cabin in Franklin, Tennessee. Mark Bowe checks out a log cabin addition to an 1806 stone home and then tours a local whiskey distillery built inside a timber-frame barn.
Teach and Train
One half of the team restores a huge log cabin at the Boneyard, the other half teaches some young men how to build a cabin in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Mark scouts a cabin built with pine logs, and the guys visit a shop filled with old-time treasures.
Biggest Barn Ever
In Texas, the Barnwood Builders raise the largest timberframe they have ever built by combining wood and steel. Along the way, they battle hundred degree temperatures, and Mark explores a renovated inn with the Junk Gypsies.
Tennessee Treasure
The crew rebuilds the Minor Hill cabin in Franklin, Tennessee. Mark Bowe checks out a log cabin addition to an 1806 stone home and then tours a local whiskey distillery built inside a timber-frame barn.
Teach and Train
One half of the team restores a huge log cabin at the Boneyard, the other half teaches some young men how to build a cabin in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Mark scouts a cabin built with pine logs, and the guys visit a shop filled with old-time treasures.
Barnwood Cottage
The guys turn a brand new storage shed into an 1800s log cabin, then drive it to Round Top, Texas. Mark gets a lesson from a local silversmith, and the team visits historic structures built around the state by 19th-century pioneers.
Peeling Layers Off a Covered Log Home in Virginia
Mark Bowe and the guys travel to Abingdon, Virginia, to take down a farmhouse that Mark bought sight unseen. The house is really a 200 year-old log cabin covered by layers of siding and overgrowth. As they strip away each layer, the news gets better. They salvage the incredible hand-hewn timbers underneath.
Turning a Ramshackle Cabin into a Guest House in Missouri
The crew travels to the Show Me State -- Missouri -- to take down and rebuild a historic 170-year-old cabin. Sherman leads the guys in converting this cabin into a guesthouse for kindred spirit client, Mark Perry. Meanwhile, Mark Bowe drums up business west of the Mississippi. The guys work in weather extremes to turn the cabin's frown upside down.
Raising a Massive Timber Frame Barn in Downtown Lewisburg
Mark Bowe and the guys work in downtown Lewisburg, West Virginia, to raise a massive timber frame as the new shelter for the Lewisburg farmers market. The 200-year-old logs prove to be a challenge when the builders begin to raise the bents.
Building a Log Chapel with a Stained Glass Window
Mark Bowe and the guys head to Johnny Jett's hometown in Kentucky to build a log chapel. First they reclaim a stained-glass window from a deteriorating 100-year-old church. Then they build the chapel and install the window.
Saving Every Board from a Kincheloe Cattle Barn
Mark Bowe and the guys travel to Jane Lew, West Virginia, to 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. The rare, wide plank boards end up in living rooms, man-caves and outdoor projects all over Jane Lew.
Salvaging Pristine Hand-Hewn Logs From a West Virginia Cabin
Mark Bowe and the guys travel to the heart of West Virginia to salvage incredibly 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.
Building a New Log Home for the Boy Scouts
Mark Bowe and his crew volunteer to help a Boy Scout troop build a new lodge out of their old lodge. Mark and the guys have a lot to teach the boys about pioneer life, and the boys' determination gives the crew hope for the future.
Taking Down a Huge, New England-Style Barn
Mark Bowe and the guys make a rare trip north to dismantle an enormous, 200-year-old barn. This New England-style barn is unlike any one they have ever taken down. The barn is so big it takes extra hands to get the barnwood down and a crane to lift out the valuable beams.
Blue Ridge Mountain Home
Mark Bowe and the guys get to work on a huge log home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. To make the unique design work, they even create a new kind of notch and work with a team of local craftsmen.
The Apprentices
In Leicester, North Carolina, three young interns working alongside the Barnwood Builders save an extremely remote cabin in the hills. Back on the Boneyard in West Virginia, the young men are put to the test during the restoration.
American Muscle
The Barnwood Builders create a timber frame barn for a private collection of American muscle cars in Columbus, Texas. Mark visits one of the biggest barns he's ever seen, finds the oldest live oak tree in the state and explores some local history.
Barnwood Bonanza
The Barnwood Builders score a major salvage from a barn near one of America's oldest pine forests in Brookville, Pennsylvania. Later, Mark and Sherman visit a local mill that turns reclaimed wood into spectacular products and Mark finds a perfect example of a hand-painted barnwood billboard.
The Apprentices
In Leicester, North Carolina, three young interns working alongside the Barnwood Builders save an extremely remote cabin in the hills. Back on the Boneyard in West Virginia, the young men are put to the test during the restoration.
