"Barnwood Builders" Salvaging a Homestead Corn Crib with a Hometown Barn Raising

1 00:00:02,067 --> 00:00:05,000 The Barnwood Builders are taking down a 170-year-old corn crib. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,533 Oh boy. Oh boy is right. 3 00:00:07,533 --> 00:00:09,267 Before it falls down around them. 4 00:00:09,267 --> 00:00:11,333 This whole leg could just snap. 5 00:00:11,333 --> 00:00:13,467 This thing is dangerous. 6 00:00:13,467 --> 00:00:15,367 It's gonna be a bear to get down. 7 00:00:15,367 --> 00:00:17,367 Oh y'all feel that? 8 00:00:17,367 --> 00:00:20,433 Each one of those are at least 800 pounds. 9 00:00:20,433 --> 00:00:23,167 Boy this makes me nervous. Hip, yeah. 10 00:00:23,167 --> 00:00:26,467 And even harder to get back up the old fashioned way. 11 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:27,700 We on this, come on! 12 00:00:27,700 --> 00:00:30,167 Hip hip, come on! 13 00:00:30,167 --> 00:00:32,000 We're so happy that you guys are here 14 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,267 and that somebody else is gonna restore them 15 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:36,100 and give them a new life. 16 00:00:36,100 --> 00:00:37,567 It's gonna mean hard work, 17 00:00:37,567 --> 00:00:41,133 good fun, and a few surprises. 18 00:00:41,133 --> 00:00:43,300 Yeah! 19 00:00:43,300 --> 00:00:44,733 Two hundred years ago, 20 00:00:44,733 --> 00:00:48,567 the American pioneers built their homes by hand. 21 00:00:48,567 --> 00:00:51,800 Mark Bowe gives these old barns new lives. 22 00:00:54,133 --> 00:00:56,733 He and his longtime crew find them, 23 00:00:56,733 --> 00:00:59,067 take them down and fix them up 24 00:00:59,067 --> 00:01:01,233 so they can be turned into modern homes 25 00:01:01,233 --> 00:01:03,767 that will last another 200 years. 26 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:11,074 27 00:01:23,567 --> 00:01:25,500 What do you have against rock and roll anyway? 28 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:27,733 I don't have anything against rock and roll. 29 00:01:27,733 --> 00:01:30,033 That's a crazy idea. 30 00:01:30,033 --> 00:01:32,933 I like it when you do it country. 31 00:01:39,567 --> 00:01:41,700 Okay, that's--I can't-- you can't repeat that again, 32 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:44,633 you're gonna kill me. 33 00:01:44,633 --> 00:01:47,567 Where are we going? 34 00:01:47,567 --> 00:01:49,167 New Milton, West Virginia. 35 00:01:49,167 --> 00:01:51,267 This thing's up the holler? It's way up the holler. 36 00:01:51,267 --> 00:01:52,633 I mean, it's not the middle of nowhere, 37 00:01:52,633 --> 00:01:54,200 but you can see it from there. 38 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:58,067 The first thing in the morning, 39 00:01:58,067 --> 00:01:59,467 Mark will meet the rest of his crew 40 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:01,500 in New Milton, West Virginia. 41 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:02,967 The pioneers settled here 42 00:02:02,967 --> 00:02:05,033 in the valleys they called hollers. 43 00:02:05,033 --> 00:02:06,933 They set up homesteads like this one, 44 00:02:06,933 --> 00:02:10,267 where the Shields family still lives the pioneer lifestyle 45 00:02:10,267 --> 00:02:14,267 with three dogs, five cows, and nine kids. 46 00:02:14,267 --> 00:02:17,000 But the barn the pioneers built here to store their corn, 47 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,633 called a corn crib, 48 00:02:19,633 --> 00:02:21,300 is on the verge of collapse. 49 00:02:26,900 --> 00:02:28,833 Beautiful place. 50 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:32,733 Oh boy. 51 00:02:32,733 --> 00:02:34,867 Oh boy is right. 52 00:02:34,867 --> 00:02:37,167 Oh boy. 53 00:02:37,167 --> 00:02:40,167 We've seen safer buildings. Yeah. 54 00:02:40,167 --> 00:02:42,700 Man, that thing's barely sitting on that rock. 55 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:45,300 This thing is dangerous. 56 00:02:45,300 --> 00:02:47,200 Man, this looks pretty sketchy right here. 57 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,133 It looks like this whole leg could just snap. 58 00:02:50,133 --> 00:02:52,267 It's cracked and rotted all through there, 59 00:02:52,267 --> 00:02:54,300 and wouldn't take much for the whole building 60 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,567 to buckle right here on top of us. 61 00:02:56,567 --> 00:02:57,933 The legs are about to fail, 62 00:02:57,933 --> 00:03:00,900 but the corn crib itself is worth saving. 63 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:03,133 This structure is put together real good. 64 00:03:03,133 --> 00:03:04,533 If you tried to pull it down, 65 00:03:04,533 --> 00:03:07,233 it would roll over before it would ever come apart. 66 00:03:07,233 --> 00:03:10,200 It could come down today if we shake it very much. 67 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,900 Mark wants to sell this corn crib 68 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:15,133 as an addition to a high end home. 69 00:03:15,133 --> 00:03:16,800 This can be saved as it is. 70 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,700 If it falls, all we've got is a bunch of spare parts 71 00:03:19,700 --> 00:03:22,633 that we paid way too much money for, so. 72 00:03:22,633 --> 00:03:24,600 To get the best return on his investment, 73 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,133 he needs to protect every beam. 74 00:03:28,133 --> 00:03:31,567 The four timber frame walls are joined by wooden pegs. 75 00:03:31,567 --> 00:03:35,133 The steep pitched roof is made of timber posts. 76 00:03:35,133 --> 00:03:37,767 The floor joists are hand-hewn logs. 77 00:03:37,767 --> 00:03:39,233 To get to the beams, 78 00:03:39,233 --> 00:03:41,667 the guys will first have to strip off the tin roof 79 00:03:41,667 --> 00:03:43,633 and the slat wood siding. 80 00:03:43,633 --> 00:03:46,067 It's gonna take some bracin'. Yeah. 81 00:03:46,067 --> 00:03:47,633 I wanna brace it up like it's gonna 82 00:03:47,633 --> 00:03:49,233 stand there for another 150 years 83 00:03:49,233 --> 00:03:51,667 just to make sure that it's gonna be stable. 84 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:54,033 And then we'll start cleaning it out. 85 00:03:54,033 --> 00:03:56,500 The two by four bracing will shore up the structure, 86 00:03:56,500 --> 00:04:00,533 so they can climb in and clean it out. 87 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:04,000 No one has been inside this corn crib in over 50 years. 88 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,067 This is a neat place. 89 00:04:06,067 --> 00:04:09,133 For Johnny, it's an antique treasure chest. 90 00:04:09,133 --> 00:04:10,733 An ox yoke loop, 91 00:04:10,733 --> 00:04:14,100 and this hole here would be for a yoke key. 92 00:04:14,100 --> 00:04:16,500 They would put that in there and keep it from slipping out. 93 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:18,667 Was this snow tires for a horse? 94 00:04:21,700 --> 00:04:22,733 My God. 95 00:04:25,167 --> 00:04:27,900 Hey, did you ever hear the saying, 96 00:04:27,900 --> 00:04:30,833 "Don't let 'em run over you roughshod." 97 00:04:30,833 --> 00:04:32,300 Now that's an old saying. 98 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:36,000 But right there, it is a roughshod horseshoe. 99 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,833 We're gonna hafta definitely get a disassembly line going here. 100 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,600 Sweet. 101 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,733 That's got a rubber baby buggy bumper on it. 102 00:04:53,733 --> 00:04:56,000 That's an antique sink. 103 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,533 Everything including the kitchen sink. 104 00:04:58,533 --> 00:05:00,767 Hey, Johnny, just found a box of horseshoes. 105 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:02,400 Well, don't just stand there holding 'em, 106 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:03,600 put 'em down somewhere. 107 00:05:05,467 --> 00:05:07,300 The biggest treasure on this homestead 108 00:05:07,300 --> 00:05:09,300 is right next to the corn crib. 109 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:10,433 The Shields' family home 110 00:05:10,433 --> 00:05:14,233 is an original pioneer log structure. 111 00:05:14,233 --> 00:05:15,267 Hey. 112 00:05:15,267 --> 00:05:16,600 Hi. Hey. 113 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,467 Hey, sweetheart. 114 00:05:18,467 --> 00:05:21,000 Hi, welcome. 115 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,233 All right. 116 00:05:23,233 --> 00:05:24,833 Hey. Hi; Lisa. 117 00:05:24,833 --> 00:05:26,500 Hey, I'm Mark, nice to meet you. 118 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:27,900 Looks like you got your hands full. 119 00:05:27,900 --> 00:05:30,333 Just a little bit. 120 00:05:30,333 --> 00:05:32,233 You've got a beautiful house. 121 00:05:32,233 --> 00:05:33,700 This is all original, right? 122 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:35,133 That's all original. 123 00:05:35,133 --> 00:05:37,700 When we bought it, it was all covered up in the clapboard. 124 00:05:37,700 --> 00:05:40,400 This is, you know, original rocks. 125 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,000 All this is original daubing. 126 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,767 You can come in. Thank you. 127 00:05:44,767 --> 00:05:46,500 Look at that fireplace. 128 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:48,800 That is an amazing piece of stone. 129 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,433 This is one piece of stone, right? 130 00:05:50,433 --> 00:05:51,833 Hand cut sandstone. 131 00:05:51,833 --> 00:05:53,767 So somebody has quarried this off the mountain, 132 00:05:53,767 --> 00:05:55,733 brought it back and then hand cut 133 00:05:55,733 --> 00:05:58,033 every single piece that goes in here. 134 00:05:58,033 --> 00:05:59,900 There are people that put a lot of money 135 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:02,067 in trying to get this look. 136 00:06:02,067 --> 00:06:03,500 And you have it. 137 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:06,467 If we had the money, we would restore all the buildings 138 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:09,400 back to the original, and use them all, 139 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,167 but we can't afford to do everything. 140 00:06:12,167 --> 00:06:14,600 So we're so happy that you guys are here 141 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,233 and that somebody else is gonna restore them 142 00:06:17,233 --> 00:06:18,633 and give them a new life. 143 00:06:18,633 --> 00:06:20,100 Yeah, we're looking forward to it. 144 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:21,700 All right, well, we better get to work, 145 00:06:21,700 --> 00:06:23,400 because the rain's coming and we've got a long day. 146 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:24,900 All right, good luck, stay safe. 147 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:26,500 Thanks again. 148 00:06:26,500 --> 00:06:28,300 As the guys get back to work-- 149 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:32,200 Tim, I want you to check that saw out, make sure it's sharp. 150 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,567 Mark checks on the forklift he rented. 151 00:06:34,567 --> 00:06:38,000 We're supposed to have a piece of equipment here at 9:00. 152 00:06:41,433 --> 00:06:43,133 Um, where is it? 153 00:06:43,133 --> 00:06:45,333 It's 9:45. 154 00:06:45,333 --> 00:06:47,267 You haven't left yet? 155 00:06:47,267 --> 00:06:49,367 If it doesn't show up, we're gonna hafta do it by hand. 156 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:51,100 I mean, we can do it by hand. 157 00:06:51,100 --> 00:06:53,867 It's just gonna take a lot longer than we anticipated. 158 00:06:58,167 --> 00:06:59,800 While he waits for the forklift, 159 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,133 Mark knocks out some of the slat wood siding 160 00:07:02,133 --> 00:07:04,267 to get a look at the timber frame beams. 161 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:08,967 So, this is solid oak. 162 00:07:08,967 --> 00:07:11,933 I mean, this is really, really nice. 163 00:07:11,933 --> 00:07:13,133 The thing about one of these frames 164 00:07:13,133 --> 00:07:15,533 is you never know what it looks like 165 00:07:15,533 --> 00:07:16,967 until you get the siding off. 166 00:07:19,733 --> 00:07:21,567 This is 167 00:07:21,567 --> 00:07:24,033 mid 1800s. 168 00:07:24,033 --> 00:07:25,767 It's all hand-hewn. 169 00:07:25,767 --> 00:07:29,033 They've got these little braces in, these little wedges. 170 00:07:29,033 --> 00:07:32,500 And then the boards were nailed 171 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:33,933 to the wedges. 172 00:07:33,933 --> 00:07:37,733 And I guess it was to let the corn breathe. 173 00:07:37,733 --> 00:07:39,367 Corn cribs were an important part 174 00:07:39,367 --> 00:07:41,733 of a 19th century homestead. 175 00:07:41,733 --> 00:07:44,167 The space between the slats provided airflow 176 00:07:44,167 --> 00:07:45,800 to dry the corn. 177 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,767 Each one of these slats that has been utilized 178 00:07:48,767 --> 00:07:51,667 to keep the corn in here has been hand riven 179 00:07:51,667 --> 00:07:54,167 with what's called a wood froe 180 00:07:54,167 --> 00:07:57,733 and actually the froe that did this is still in the barn. 181 00:08:00,300 --> 00:08:02,867 They used a wooden mallet, not a hammer. 182 00:08:02,867 --> 00:08:05,767 Of course this would've been in a fork, where you had pressure. 183 00:08:08,167 --> 00:08:12,000 They made each and every slat, each and every board 184 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,767 that we're pulling off here, 185 00:08:13,767 --> 00:08:15,200 and it was done so well that it looks 186 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,133 like it's been run through a sawmill. 187 00:08:18,133 --> 00:08:19,600 An incredible amount of work. 188 00:08:22,167 --> 00:08:24,867 Even without the forklift, the takedown has to continue. 189 00:08:30,900 --> 00:08:33,800 And that means taking a few risks. 190 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,033 Without a forklift, I've gotta get up there 191 00:08:36,033 --> 00:08:40,000 and rip the roof off with a crowbar. 192 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,100 And I don't like heights. 193 00:08:44,300 --> 00:08:45,833 I tell you what, this'll be a lot easier 194 00:08:45,833 --> 00:08:47,833 if that equipment'll get here. 195 00:08:47,833 --> 00:08:50,467 It'd be nice if it ever show up. 196 00:08:50,467 --> 00:08:53,133 Don't knock any more of that sheeting off there. 197 00:08:53,133 --> 00:08:56,600 Not till you get down. 198 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,733 All right. 199 00:08:58,733 --> 00:09:00,300 Oh boy. 200 00:09:00,300 --> 00:09:02,133 Be careful. 201 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:04,333 Whoa, y'all feel that? 202 00:09:11,700 --> 00:09:13,233 The Barnwood Builders are taking down 203 00:09:13,233 --> 00:09:15,467 a 170-year-old corn crib. 204 00:09:17,467 --> 00:09:20,000 But right now they're working without a forklift. 205 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,167 And without a net. 206 00:09:24,333 --> 00:09:27,833 Whoa, y'all feel that? Yeah. 207 00:09:27,833 --> 00:09:30,133 The whole thing shake? Yes. 208 00:09:30,133 --> 00:09:32,800 Don't knock no more of that sheeting off there. 209 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,400 Not till you get down. Not till you get down. 210 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:35,967 I'm a work what I can up top 211 00:09:35,967 --> 00:09:38,800 and then we're gonna beat it in from the bottom. 212 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,100 Be careful. 213 00:09:42,100 --> 00:09:43,467 Let's try not to shake this, 214 00:09:43,467 --> 00:09:45,067 don't even jerk on that while he's up there. 215 00:09:45,067 --> 00:09:46,833 All right. 216 00:09:46,833 --> 00:09:48,067 As the roof has come off, 217 00:09:48,067 --> 00:09:50,300 these rafters have become unstable. 218 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:53,000 So we're holding off and gonna let him finish 219 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,333 getting the metal at the top 220 00:09:54,333 --> 00:09:57,233 so we can get the rest of it knocked down safely. 221 00:10:04,133 --> 00:10:06,200 All right, I'm comin' down. 222 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:07,833 Where you at? Come right behind me. 223 00:10:07,833 --> 00:10:10,033 Come right down, straight down. 224 00:10:10,033 --> 00:10:12,667 This is gonna be a big step, come on down. 225 00:10:12,667 --> 00:10:14,633 I got--I'm on it, am I on it? 226 00:10:14,633 --> 00:10:16,367 Yeah, come on down. I'm on it. 227 00:10:16,367 --> 00:10:18,033 Now you can step down the side of the building. 228 00:10:18,033 --> 00:10:19,967 I'm good now. All right. 229 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:21,267 I just didn't want you to take a big step. 230 00:10:21,267 --> 00:10:22,467 That next one be a lulu. 231 00:10:22,467 --> 00:10:23,467 It was a lulu. 232 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:27,933 Hey, you guys ready to eat? 233 00:10:27,933 --> 00:10:29,067 Hey, Johnny? 234 00:10:29,067 --> 00:10:30,533 Sherman, y'all ready to eat? 235 00:10:30,533 --> 00:10:32,567 Yeah, I'm ready, I don't know about Johnny. 236 00:10:32,567 --> 00:10:34,700 We got pepperoni rolls. 237 00:10:34,700 --> 00:10:37,833 That's a West Virginia staple of life. 238 00:10:37,833 --> 00:10:40,633 And she said we could even have a beer. 239 00:10:40,633 --> 00:10:43,733 Let's wait until after the building's down. 240 00:10:43,733 --> 00:10:46,200 Damn it. 241 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,233 Heavenly Father, we thank You, Lord, for the day. 242 00:10:48,233 --> 00:10:49,500 Thank You for the work. 243 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:50,967 Thank You for Your Grace, Lord. 244 00:10:50,967 --> 00:10:52,767 Thank You for the food. 245 00:10:52,767 --> 00:10:54,100 Thank You for everything You do. 246 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:56,100 In Jesus' name, amen. 247 00:10:56,100 --> 00:10:58,000 Amen. 248 00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:59,433 Pepperoni roll. 249 00:10:59,433 --> 00:11:00,433 Sorry, dog. 250 00:11:06,267 --> 00:11:07,733 Day two on the homestead. 251 00:11:13,467 --> 00:11:14,700 Good morning, Lisa. 252 00:11:14,700 --> 00:11:16,000 Good morning, Mark. 253 00:11:18,667 --> 00:11:20,867 Before they take the corn crib apart-- 254 00:11:20,867 --> 00:11:23,833 All right, Tim, you got this back gable. 255 00:11:23,833 --> 00:11:25,067 Okay. 256 00:11:25,067 --> 00:11:26,500 --They have to tag each beam 257 00:11:26,500 --> 00:11:28,500 so they can put it back together later. 258 00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:30,267 Where's the tags at? 259 00:11:30,267 --> 00:11:33,767 Uh, over there by the basement door. 260 00:11:33,767 --> 00:11:37,500 Johnny, hurry him up every chance you get. 261 00:11:37,500 --> 00:11:39,667 What--what're you all doing? 262 00:11:39,667 --> 00:11:41,700 And Sherman is in a hurry. 263 00:11:41,700 --> 00:11:44,467 I'll make this back so Sherman'll get off my back. 264 00:11:44,467 --> 00:11:46,533 How's that? 265 00:11:46,533 --> 00:11:48,500 It's just a little bit slow making the tags. 266 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:50,467 There are a lot of tags to be made. 267 00:11:50,467 --> 00:11:51,967 All right, Tim, before you make anymore, 268 00:11:51,967 --> 00:11:53,400 come over and put these other three on, 269 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:54,800 so they're done. 270 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,567 God. 271 00:11:56,567 --> 00:11:58,100 All right. 272 00:11:58,100 --> 00:11:59,400 Time to be a track star. 273 00:12:02,667 --> 00:12:04,500 All right, come right back over here and start then. 274 00:12:04,500 --> 00:12:05,500 You got your tags? 275 00:12:13,100 --> 00:12:15,600 The brace is G. 276 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,100 As long as they-- these numbers right here 277 00:12:18,100 --> 00:12:19,433 match what's on that sheet, 278 00:12:19,433 --> 00:12:20,900 it doesn't matter what's on there. 279 00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:22,233 You can use symbols if you want. 280 00:12:22,233 --> 00:12:25,133 Smilie faces with frowns, it don't matter. 281 00:12:25,133 --> 00:12:28,400 You might even have one that has a mean look, like Sherman. 282 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,300 "Get back to work!" 283 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:32,233 With the tin roofing off, the only thing 284 00:12:32,233 --> 00:12:34,500 keeping the timber rafters from separating 285 00:12:34,500 --> 00:12:36,033 are the collar ties. 286 00:12:36,033 --> 00:12:37,533 This is what we call a collar tie. 287 00:12:37,533 --> 00:12:38,867 Basically it just keeps the structure 288 00:12:38,867 --> 00:12:41,867 from spreading apart as far as the rafters. 289 00:12:41,867 --> 00:12:44,000 These were split by hand. 290 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,500 Probably using a froe. 291 00:12:45,500 --> 00:12:47,900 When your hand down it, you can feel how, you know, 292 00:12:47,900 --> 00:12:49,467 it's wavy where the... 293 00:12:49,467 --> 00:12:52,300 hand tools were shaving it down. 294 00:12:52,300 --> 00:12:54,000 I love this craftsmanship of this. 295 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,233 This is just awesome. 296 00:12:57,233 --> 00:12:59,733 All right, Johnny, where do you wanna start? 297 00:12:59,733 --> 00:13:01,700 It's time for the rafters to come down, 298 00:13:01,700 --> 00:13:05,267 and the forklift is still MIA. 299 00:13:05,267 --> 00:13:06,600 This side's out. 300 00:13:10,167 --> 00:13:13,133 You guys are doing just a wonderful job. 301 00:13:13,133 --> 00:13:15,233 I'm gonna recommend you for a raise. 302 00:13:17,867 --> 00:13:20,567 There you go. 303 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:21,567 Pull it up just a little bit. 304 00:13:21,567 --> 00:13:22,700 There you go. 305 00:13:24,700 --> 00:13:27,433 Wonderful. 306 00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:32,767 There's some, well, evidence 307 00:13:32,767 --> 00:13:35,867 that there may have been a raccoon up here at one point. 308 00:13:35,867 --> 00:13:37,467 And over the past hundred and some years, 309 00:13:37,467 --> 00:13:38,933 I'd say there's been several raccoons, 310 00:13:38,933 --> 00:13:40,167 from what we can tell. 311 00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:46,300 Beneath the second level floorboards 312 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:50,033 are the hand-hewn and very heavy floor joists. 313 00:13:50,033 --> 00:13:51,833 These are the original floor joists. 314 00:13:51,833 --> 00:13:53,167 They're pretty spectacular. 315 00:13:55,833 --> 00:13:58,100 Some of these are oak, some of them are poplar. 316 00:13:58,100 --> 00:13:59,633 Some of them are hemlock. 317 00:13:59,633 --> 00:14:02,767 Whatever was on the farm. 318 00:14:02,767 --> 00:14:04,433 This is 16-foot oak log. 319 00:14:04,433 --> 00:14:06,100 This one's gonna be hairy. 320 00:14:06,100 --> 00:14:07,400 Lay it down right there with that. 321 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,067 Leave it unless it's in your way. 322 00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:13,033 Each one of those are at least 800 pounds. 323 00:14:15,533 --> 00:14:17,367 Nah. What do ya think? 324 00:14:17,367 --> 00:14:19,800 790, something like that. Huh, 790? 325 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,433 I was counting it with the nails in it, Johnny. 326 00:14:21,433 --> 00:14:23,000 Oh right, yeah. 327 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,800 I didn't consider that. 328 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,033 Let me get down there too. 329 00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:29,000 Let's all dance if we're gonna dance. 330 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,567 Go straight out. 331 00:14:34,767 --> 00:14:36,333 Watch them nails. 332 00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:39,267 Hold your nose, watch your eyes, and cover your parts. 333 00:14:49,167 --> 00:14:52,867 All right. Wasn't hard enough. 334 00:14:52,867 --> 00:14:55,733 Sweet. All right. 335 00:14:55,733 --> 00:14:58,267 Only the timber frame wall structure is left, 336 00:14:58,267 --> 00:15:02,033 but they'll have to wait for the forklift to take that down. 337 00:15:02,033 --> 00:15:03,967 All right, is that gonna catch? 338 00:15:03,967 --> 00:15:06,167 I think so. 339 00:15:06,167 --> 00:15:08,867 While they wait, Tim burns the wood scraps, 340 00:15:08,867 --> 00:15:11,700 and Brian finally arrives to do what Brian does best. 341 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:13,900 Hey, Tim Tim. 342 00:15:13,900 --> 00:15:15,867 Get that fire higher. 343 00:15:15,867 --> 00:15:18,000 It's getting ready to go that way, baby. 344 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,267 Will you hold my stick for me? 345 00:15:19,267 --> 00:15:20,633 I'll do it. 346 00:15:20,633 --> 00:15:24,533 All right, this is called the triple threat. 347 00:15:24,533 --> 00:15:26,433 You're not gonna eat those, right? 348 00:15:26,433 --> 00:15:29,000 Yeah, I'm gonna eat 'em. 349 00:15:37,967 --> 00:15:39,833 That's actually good, dude. 350 00:15:39,833 --> 00:15:42,433 Sometimes you just want something soft and sweet. 351 00:15:44,967 --> 00:15:46,467 You ain't right. 352 00:15:46,467 --> 00:15:48,333 Ain't right? No. 353 00:15:48,333 --> 00:15:51,933 But the break doesn't last long. 354 00:15:51,933 --> 00:15:53,567 Truck's here. 355 00:15:53,567 --> 00:15:55,067 Flag him down, flag him down. 356 00:15:55,067 --> 00:15:56,733 He'll go two miles away. 357 00:16:04,233 --> 00:16:05,833 The Barnwood Builders have been taking down 358 00:16:05,833 --> 00:16:08,533 this 19th century corn crib by hand. 359 00:16:08,533 --> 00:16:10,100 All right, let her down. 360 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:12,200 But the cavalry is finally here. 361 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:16,933 Hey, guys, this oughta make things easier. 362 00:16:16,933 --> 00:16:18,833 Amen. 363 00:16:18,833 --> 00:16:21,433 Johnny's the best I've ever seen on one of these. 364 00:16:21,433 --> 00:16:25,200 He might knit me a sweater if I put a needle on the end of it. 365 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:26,767 Johnny's gonna need all his skills 366 00:16:26,767 --> 00:16:28,633 because even with a forklift, 367 00:16:28,633 --> 00:16:31,767 taking down a timber frame is delicate business. 368 00:16:31,767 --> 00:16:34,067 A timber frame is a system 369 00:16:34,067 --> 00:16:37,000 of mortise and tenon joinery. 370 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,833 The tenon tongue of one wall 371 00:16:38,833 --> 00:16:40,233 fits into the mortise pocket 372 00:16:40,233 --> 00:16:41,500 of the other. 373 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:43,967 These joints are secured by wooden pins. 374 00:16:47,967 --> 00:16:49,767 The bad part about a timber frame 375 00:16:49,767 --> 00:16:51,767 is if you drop it, 376 00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:53,467 it is highly likely 377 00:16:53,467 --> 00:16:55,333 that all of the mortises and tenons 378 00:16:55,333 --> 00:16:57,167 will crack, the beams will crack. 379 00:16:57,167 --> 00:17:00,500 And the aesthetic as well as the structural integrity 380 00:17:00,500 --> 00:17:02,267 will then be compromised. 381 00:17:02,267 --> 00:17:04,233 And the barn becomes parts. 382 00:17:04,233 --> 00:17:06,733 And this is way too nice to have for parts. 383 00:17:06,733 --> 00:17:08,733 This is a real structure. 384 00:17:08,733 --> 00:17:10,867 To preserve the mortise and tenon joinery, 385 00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:13,600 the wooden pins will have to come out. 386 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:14,600 It's coming. 387 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,133 Those are really driven in there. 388 00:17:22,433 --> 00:17:23,867 Hey, how about a little bit of lean? 389 00:17:23,867 --> 00:17:25,967 Yeah, yeah, yeah I can lean on it. 390 00:17:35,333 --> 00:17:36,833 Stop it, dude. 391 00:17:36,833 --> 00:17:38,000 Stop it. 392 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,867 And just work. 393 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,500 Done. 394 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:49,567 Once the two by four braces are off, 395 00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:51,633 the first wall is freestanding. 396 00:17:51,633 --> 00:17:54,900 Gotta pull these cross braces. 397 00:17:54,900 --> 00:17:56,700 And when you do that, she's loose. 398 00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:58,467 Man, there's pressure on that, you can feel it. 399 00:17:58,467 --> 00:17:59,967 It's up to Johnny to lift it out 400 00:17:59,967 --> 00:18:02,700 without taking the rest of the building with it. 401 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:04,533 Just a little pressure to it, Johnny. 402 00:18:04,533 --> 00:18:06,400 Little bit. 403 00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:13,867 Okay. 404 00:18:13,867 --> 00:18:16,267 Boy this makes me nervous. 405 00:18:16,267 --> 00:18:18,167 Real nervous. 406 00:18:18,167 --> 00:18:20,067 The wall isn't budging for Johnny. 407 00:18:20,067 --> 00:18:21,867 So Mark gives it a nudge. 408 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:27,900 We're loose here. 409 00:18:27,900 --> 00:18:30,167 Man, I don't like this. 410 00:18:30,167 --> 00:18:32,200 Hang on, hang on. 411 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:33,400 Graham, I need to get that rope 412 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:37,033 and tie a tagline to the bottom of it. 413 00:18:37,033 --> 00:18:39,900 Like this? Yeah. 414 00:18:39,900 --> 00:18:41,867 This'll always be important on the timber frame 415 00:18:41,867 --> 00:18:45,167 because we wanna be able to control the wall. 416 00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:46,233 Sledgehammer. 417 00:18:50,500 --> 00:18:53,200 Looks like Sherman's pin, over there, is stuck, 418 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,200 so he's gonna put a little Sherman into it. 419 00:18:58,133 --> 00:18:59,933 Be ready to run. 420 00:18:59,933 --> 00:19:02,067 Sherman frees his side. 421 00:19:02,067 --> 00:19:05,700 The forklift is the only thing holding this wall up. 422 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:07,100 Little bit. 423 00:19:10,167 --> 00:19:11,567 Oh! 424 00:19:14,167 --> 00:19:17,500 Back up with it. 425 00:19:17,500 --> 00:19:18,667 It's all yours. 426 00:19:18,667 --> 00:19:20,033 It's all yours now. 427 00:19:20,033 --> 00:19:21,100 Kick it, hey, little bit. 428 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:22,133 It's all yours. 429 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,767 Don't get under it, nobody. 430 00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:28,600 I gotta come that way a little bit. 431 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:29,900 You do what you gotta do. 432 00:19:35,033 --> 00:19:36,667 That's good right there. 433 00:19:36,667 --> 00:19:39,933 All right, now down. 434 00:19:39,933 --> 00:19:41,600 And make sure it's on that block, Tim. 435 00:19:45,467 --> 00:19:46,400 Good enough. 436 00:19:50,067 --> 00:19:52,900 It's always best to dismantle a timber frame on the ground. 437 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:54,167 Just like we build 'em. 438 00:19:54,167 --> 00:19:56,333 We put it together on the ground and then we raise it up. 439 00:19:56,333 --> 00:19:57,867 That's what they call a barn raising. 440 00:19:57,867 --> 00:20:01,100 This is a barn lowering. 441 00:20:04,433 --> 00:20:06,633 The only thing holding this right now 442 00:20:06,633 --> 00:20:08,833 is the temporary braces that we put in there 443 00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,900 and that's why it's imperative that 444 00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:14,033 that part gets taken apart as quickly as we can. 445 00:20:14,033 --> 00:20:16,033 It's not gonna stand very long like this. 446 00:20:16,033 --> 00:20:19,300 Johnny, can you get it off that stud? 447 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:21,867 The ghost of that guy that made this is hanging around here. 448 00:20:21,867 --> 00:20:23,867 I bet he's laughing himself silly. 449 00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:27,367 I was going to say laughing himself to death, 450 00:20:27,367 --> 00:20:29,367 but that wouldn't have been right. 451 00:20:29,367 --> 00:20:30,900 That bottom one coming? 452 00:20:30,900 --> 00:20:32,300 Got it. 453 00:20:32,300 --> 00:20:34,400 The first wall is dismantled. 454 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,567 Time to take down the rest of them. 455 00:20:36,567 --> 00:20:37,733 Kick it, little bit. 456 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,233 See that little skink right there? 457 00:20:45,233 --> 00:20:46,833 Yeah, what is that? 458 00:20:46,833 --> 00:20:48,500 Little skink lizard. 459 00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:51,533 He's going for a ride. 460 00:20:51,533 --> 00:20:53,233 Skinks are really fast guys. 461 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,600 Say hi. 462 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:57,667 Get to work! 463 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:11,933 Let's go take that apart, Graham. 464 00:21:11,933 --> 00:21:15,533 Now for the last and most dangerous wall. 465 00:21:15,533 --> 00:21:17,533 The only thing holding this building up right now 466 00:21:17,533 --> 00:21:20,567 is these two boards and these stakes that're already loose. 467 00:21:20,567 --> 00:21:23,267 I mean, it could fall any minute. 468 00:21:23,267 --> 00:21:24,433 It's dangerous. 469 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,467 Johnny, put that right here? 470 00:21:35,467 --> 00:21:37,633 Take it down there and lay her back. 471 00:21:37,633 --> 00:21:38,567 Hey! Watch out, Mark! 472 00:21:46,133 --> 00:21:50,133 Barnwood Builders take down antique barns piece by piece. 473 00:21:50,133 --> 00:21:51,400 And the last piece 474 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,767 of this 170-year-old timber frame corn crib 475 00:21:54,767 --> 00:21:56,400 is about to come down. 476 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,533 Take 'er down there and lay her back. 477 00:21:59,533 --> 00:22:01,200 Hey! Watch out, Mark! 478 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,967 You got it, take it. 479 00:22:11,633 --> 00:22:13,600 It looked like the wall was coming down, 480 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,567 but Johnny had a hold of it from above. 481 00:22:16,567 --> 00:22:20,533 I left my crowbar dangling and everything. 482 00:22:20,533 --> 00:22:23,167 We had it braced up. 483 00:22:23,167 --> 00:22:24,900 It wasn't gonna fall, but when you can sense 484 00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:26,600 outta the corner of your eye and somebody says, 485 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,167 "Look out, look out," you run. 486 00:22:29,167 --> 00:22:32,400 And nonetheless, my heart's beating quite a bit. 487 00:22:41,367 --> 00:22:44,067 All right, now just let her sit down. 488 00:22:44,067 --> 00:22:46,400 So this is it, this is the last lift, 489 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:47,833 and all this in two days. 490 00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:49,067 I'm really happy. 491 00:22:49,067 --> 00:22:51,033 I think the guys, everybody's really worked hard. 492 00:22:51,033 --> 00:22:53,533 This has just been an awesome couple of days. 493 00:22:53,533 --> 00:22:56,433 Even with the delays, we've made good time. 494 00:22:56,433 --> 00:22:58,567 Good job, everybody. 495 00:22:58,567 --> 00:23:00,300 Everything that was over our head 496 00:23:00,300 --> 00:23:03,033 is now at our feet. 497 00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:05,600 So we just gotta get loaded and get outta here tonight. 498 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,833 It's time to take the last wall apart. 499 00:23:08,833 --> 00:23:11,267 And load it on the truck for its new home. 500 00:23:14,967 --> 00:23:16,733 Well, the corn crib is down. 501 00:23:16,733 --> 00:23:18,800 I still don't have a buyer for it, 502 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,600 but I know it's not gonna sell sitting in a pile on the yard, 503 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,133 so we're gonna have to reassemble it. 504 00:23:24,133 --> 00:23:26,100 But I've got an idea 505 00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:28,433 of an old fashioned barn raising. 506 00:23:28,433 --> 00:23:31,567 And I wanna do it with this corn crib. 507 00:23:31,567 --> 00:23:33,300 The pioneers relied on help 508 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:36,000 from their neighbors to raise their barns. 509 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,633 Assembling the barns and lifting the heavy walls 510 00:23:38,633 --> 00:23:42,300 was a community event. 511 00:23:42,300 --> 00:23:43,700 The Barnwood Builders are back home 512 00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:46,133 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, 513 00:23:46,133 --> 00:23:49,133 where Mark has organized an old fashioned barn raising. 514 00:23:53,033 --> 00:23:55,700 He's invited his friends and neighbors. 515 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:58,667 They've brought their tools and their kids, 516 00:23:58,667 --> 00:24:00,933 and they're here to reassemble the corn crib, 517 00:24:00,933 --> 00:24:04,633 and stand it back up. 518 00:24:04,633 --> 00:24:06,267 Hey, welcome, everybody. 519 00:24:06,267 --> 00:24:08,833 This project is really about... 520 00:24:08,833 --> 00:24:10,600 these guys. 521 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:11,800 Coming together as a community 522 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,500 and seeing what our ancestors did. 523 00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:17,133 Reassemble a timber frame, just like they would've done 524 00:24:17,133 --> 00:24:20,633 and just they would've came together 150 years ago. 525 00:24:20,633 --> 00:24:22,233 Each wall of the timber frame 526 00:24:22,233 --> 00:24:24,533 will be assembled on the ground first, 527 00:24:24,533 --> 00:24:26,667 then hoisted into place. 528 00:24:26,667 --> 00:24:28,000 Everything's gonna be done by hand 529 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,333 with ropes and boards and muscle power. 530 00:24:30,333 --> 00:24:32,567 If anybody forgot their muscles, I've got extra. 531 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,633 We had a little bit of trouble getting a building permit, 532 00:24:38,633 --> 00:24:42,100 so I invited the mayor. 533 00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:43,467 Hey, being's you're the mayor, 534 00:24:43,467 --> 00:24:45,167 I got this here speeding ticket the other day. 535 00:24:47,567 --> 00:24:49,500 You and every one of this crew. 536 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,300 The main thing about this is gonna be safety. 537 00:24:54,300 --> 00:24:56,300 These timber frames are gonna weigh 538 00:24:56,300 --> 00:24:57,800 about 5,000 or 6,000 pounds 539 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,867 when they get lifted in the air. 540 00:24:59,867 --> 00:25:01,300 So if you're in a place 541 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:03,333 where it can hit you when it falls, 542 00:25:03,333 --> 00:25:04,533 I would move to a place 543 00:25:04,533 --> 00:25:06,933 where it cannot hit you when it falls. 544 00:25:06,933 --> 00:25:08,267 Are there any questions, no, great, 545 00:25:08,267 --> 00:25:10,067 so let's get started. 546 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,367 Using pioneer era log carriers, 547 00:25:14,367 --> 00:25:17,833 they move the logs into place to assemble the first wall. 548 00:25:17,833 --> 00:25:21,400 All right, you're in, Tim, and Sarah goes here. 549 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,033 Here we go. 550 00:25:23,033 --> 00:25:24,700 It feels really good to do it this way. 551 00:25:24,700 --> 00:25:26,367 Not let the machines do it, 552 00:25:26,367 --> 00:25:27,933 but actually do it with people 553 00:25:27,933 --> 00:25:31,700 that I love to be around and joke around 554 00:25:31,700 --> 00:25:34,433 and move heavy stuff all day. 555 00:25:34,433 --> 00:25:38,133 We're looking for LC and LA. 556 00:25:38,133 --> 00:25:40,800 This is gonna be the heaviest beam we pick up all day, 557 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:44,000 is this particular beam. 558 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,800 All right. 559 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,733 Just set it on the sticker. 560 00:25:48,733 --> 00:25:51,467 Lay it on the sticker for now, lay her down. 561 00:25:51,467 --> 00:25:53,200 Okay. 562 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,667 That's heavy. 563 00:25:54,667 --> 00:25:58,367 The picker upper makes it kinda easy, so. 564 00:25:58,367 --> 00:26:00,567 Doing good, that's a lot of fun. 565 00:26:02,933 --> 00:26:05,167 While the older volunteers do the heavy lifting, 566 00:26:05,167 --> 00:26:06,633 the younger ones pull 567 00:26:06,633 --> 00:26:08,700 the antique nails out of the logs. 568 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:10,167 Some of them come right out, and then others 569 00:26:10,167 --> 00:26:12,733 you have to work on for a couple minutes. 570 00:26:12,733 --> 00:26:14,267 You want stickers? 571 00:26:14,267 --> 00:26:16,000 But once the logs are nail free-- 572 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,867 You wanna get a measurement of this? 573 00:26:17,867 --> 00:26:21,233 Sarah uncovers some bad news. 574 00:26:21,233 --> 00:26:22,833 Mark, I think there's a problem. 575 00:26:25,333 --> 00:26:28,133 Houston, that is a problem. 576 00:26:35,333 --> 00:26:37,400 You wanna get a measurement of this? 577 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,467 The corn crib is about to come together again. 578 00:26:40,467 --> 00:26:42,400 Mark, I think there's a problem. 579 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,667 But this key log needs repair. 580 00:26:44,667 --> 00:26:47,967 Houston, that is a problem. 581 00:26:47,967 --> 00:26:50,467 That's a--that's a big problem. 582 00:26:50,467 --> 00:26:53,867 What'd you do to it? 583 00:26:53,867 --> 00:26:57,133 I'm known around here as the female Mark Bowe 584 00:26:57,133 --> 00:26:59,867 because I'm awesome. 585 00:26:59,867 --> 00:27:02,600 When Sarah and Eddie flipped this log over, 586 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,300 it looks like it's actually come apart. 587 00:27:04,300 --> 00:27:07,900 It's broken here, and we needed it to be solid here. 588 00:27:07,900 --> 00:27:09,933 And unfortunately we're gonna have to put a piece in here 589 00:27:09,933 --> 00:27:11,333 to make that structurally sound 590 00:27:11,333 --> 00:27:13,333 or else this frame can't go together. 591 00:27:13,333 --> 00:27:15,633 Adamo. 592 00:27:15,633 --> 00:27:17,367 I'm Joshua Adamo. 593 00:27:17,367 --> 00:27:19,367 Beautiful. Yeah. 594 00:27:19,367 --> 00:27:22,433 And I specialize in historic preservation. 595 00:27:22,433 --> 00:27:25,233 I guess it would be a Dutchman repair. 596 00:27:25,233 --> 00:27:26,833 So the Dutchman would come in-- 597 00:27:26,833 --> 00:27:27,933 'cause we're only removing 598 00:27:27,933 --> 00:27:30,967 a section of the actual timber, 599 00:27:30,967 --> 00:27:34,367 but try to keep as much of the original material intact. 600 00:27:34,367 --> 00:27:37,567 Priority-wise, this beam's gotta get repaired first. 601 00:27:37,567 --> 00:27:40,067 We can't make one lift until this is done. 602 00:27:43,467 --> 00:27:45,400 So I'm cutting 603 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,367 the butt end of the Dutchman repair now 604 00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:51,400 using a Japanese pull saw, 605 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:52,833 timber saw. 606 00:27:52,833 --> 00:27:54,267 So the Japanese saw, 607 00:27:54,267 --> 00:27:56,333 the teeth are pointed in a different direction 608 00:27:56,333 --> 00:27:59,333 to be aggressive on the pull stroke. 609 00:27:59,333 --> 00:28:02,333 The English saws are concentrated 610 00:28:02,333 --> 00:28:04,167 on the push stroke. 611 00:28:04,167 --> 00:28:06,200 A little cleaner than a chainsaw. 612 00:28:08,733 --> 00:28:12,133 Finishing up this Dutchman repair here. 613 00:28:12,133 --> 00:28:13,567 Hopefully it'll work. 614 00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:17,100 If it works, this is gonna be even down through here 615 00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:20,533 when we put this on. 616 00:28:20,533 --> 00:28:22,233 Looks real good, thanks. 617 00:28:22,233 --> 00:28:23,933 Appreciate it. 618 00:28:25,567 --> 00:28:27,367 Now that the log is repaired. 619 00:28:27,367 --> 00:28:28,633 Hip, yeah. 620 00:28:28,633 --> 00:28:29,800 All right, we're good. 621 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:31,300 The first wall gets reassembled 622 00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:34,033 exactly as the pioneers built it. 623 00:28:34,033 --> 00:28:35,367 The mortise and tenon joints 624 00:28:35,367 --> 00:28:37,633 are carefully slipped back into place 625 00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:40,300 and then secured with wooden pegs. 626 00:28:40,300 --> 00:28:42,333 It's a little bit overbuilt. 627 00:28:42,333 --> 00:28:44,767 I think this structure could handle 628 00:28:44,767 --> 00:28:47,467 quite a few hurricanes and tornados. 629 00:28:47,467 --> 00:28:49,100 Okay, the big man's here. 630 00:28:49,100 --> 00:28:50,467 It's time to put this thing in the air. 631 00:28:50,467 --> 00:28:51,800 What? 632 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:53,333 The two big men are here. 633 00:28:53,333 --> 00:28:55,167 And just in time for the heavy lifting, 634 00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:57,133 some new recruits arrive. 635 00:28:57,133 --> 00:28:59,767 Mark's son Atticus, 636 00:28:59,767 --> 00:29:01,533 cousin Chloe, 637 00:29:01,533 --> 00:29:04,067 and Joshua's son Gus. 638 00:29:04,067 --> 00:29:06,133 I'll get it started and I'll feed it to ya. 639 00:29:06,133 --> 00:29:08,667 They're about to lift the first wall into place. 640 00:29:08,667 --> 00:29:10,200 For leverage, Graham sets 641 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,400 a pair of pulleys in a nearby tree, 642 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,267 just like the pioneers did. 643 00:29:15,267 --> 00:29:16,733 Graham, that one's dead now. 644 00:29:16,733 --> 00:29:17,900 That one's dead. 645 00:29:17,900 --> 00:29:18,967 Don't get on that. 646 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:27,133 Graham's our natural tree man now. 647 00:29:27,133 --> 00:29:28,933 He's a man of the wilderness. 648 00:29:28,933 --> 00:29:30,500 I call him a New Age hillbilly. 649 00:29:34,067 --> 00:29:36,833 We need the big dogs back there. 650 00:29:36,833 --> 00:29:38,867 Mark splits the crew into three teams: 651 00:29:38,867 --> 00:29:40,233 one pulling from the left... 652 00:29:43,500 --> 00:29:45,033 one pulling from the right; 653 00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:48,167 Oh it's tug of war; I got this. 654 00:29:48,167 --> 00:29:50,167 And the big guys pushing from the top. 655 00:29:53,533 --> 00:29:55,867 Who's the strongest here, besides me? 656 00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:56,900 I am. 657 00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:00,433 All right. 658 00:30:00,433 --> 00:30:02,933 We got Johnny here just in case this thing falls. 659 00:30:02,933 --> 00:30:05,633 So he's gonna be here just as a safety precaution. 660 00:30:05,633 --> 00:30:07,300 So here's the way this is gonna go. 661 00:30:07,300 --> 00:30:10,000 If they got it, then the four of us'll back up. 662 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,233 We'll grab a hold of these, 663 00:30:11,233 --> 00:30:12,700 and keep on pushing it up. 664 00:30:12,700 --> 00:30:13,833 Let's do it. 665 00:30:13,833 --> 00:30:16,133 One, two, three. 666 00:30:19,967 --> 00:30:23,933 Is it slidin'? 667 00:30:23,933 --> 00:30:25,100 Come on! 668 00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:26,500 All right, easy, easy! 669 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:28,033 Easy, easy! 670 00:30:28,033 --> 00:30:29,167 Easy on the rope! Get on the safety rope. 671 00:30:36,767 --> 00:30:39,133 The Barnwood Builders and their friends 672 00:30:39,133 --> 00:30:42,667 are trying to lift this 170-year-old corn crib 673 00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:44,400 the old fashioned way. 674 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,833 But it's heavier than they expected. 675 00:30:46,833 --> 00:30:49,033 Let's let it down. 676 00:30:49,033 --> 00:30:51,333 You'll never do it this way. 677 00:30:51,333 --> 00:30:54,933 You've gotta have a lot more horsepower than this, buddy. 678 00:30:54,933 --> 00:30:56,900 Well, that didn't go very well. 679 00:30:56,900 --> 00:30:59,333 Because it's just really heavy. 680 00:31:01,233 --> 00:31:03,567 I don't know, we need more people or something. 681 00:31:03,567 --> 00:31:04,900 This is the exact reason 682 00:31:04,900 --> 00:31:07,667 they invented hydraulics and heavy equipment. 683 00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:09,567 I mean, what if one guy was sick that day? 684 00:31:09,567 --> 00:31:12,100 The rope holder, you know? 685 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:14,333 They had to, like, go fishing or something. 686 00:31:14,333 --> 00:31:16,167 We need it on the other side of that branch. 687 00:31:16,167 --> 00:31:18,667 Before the second attempt, Sarah adjusts 688 00:31:18,667 --> 00:31:20,900 the angle of the pulley to get more leverage. 689 00:31:20,900 --> 00:31:22,733 I want two people with bars at the end of them posts 690 00:31:22,733 --> 00:31:24,267 to keep it from sliding. 691 00:31:24,267 --> 00:31:26,267 And Sherman positions two footers 692 00:31:26,267 --> 00:31:27,933 to keep the wall from sliding. 693 00:31:27,933 --> 00:31:30,533 And now the group is ready to try one more pull. 694 00:31:30,533 --> 00:31:31,533 Let's do it! 695 00:31:31,533 --> 00:31:33,000 Let's go! 696 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:34,767 All right, are ya ready? 697 00:31:34,767 --> 00:31:37,967 On the count of three, everybody put their big boy pants on. 698 00:31:37,967 --> 00:31:41,633 All right, one, two, three, go. 699 00:31:45,167 --> 00:31:46,667 We on this, come on! 700 00:31:46,667 --> 00:31:47,933 Hip hip! 701 00:31:47,933 --> 00:31:49,767 Come on, hip hip! 702 00:31:49,767 --> 00:31:50,900 Back up! 703 00:31:50,900 --> 00:31:52,333 All right, easy, easy. 704 00:31:52,333 --> 00:31:53,833 Easy, easy! 705 00:31:53,833 --> 00:31:55,200 Get the other rope. Easy! 706 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,300 Get the safety rope. 707 00:31:57,300 --> 00:31:58,700 Get a hold of that rope! 708 00:31:58,700 --> 00:31:59,733 You have it, Graham. 709 00:31:59,733 --> 00:32:00,967 Get your braces! 710 00:32:06,333 --> 00:32:07,333 So we're good then. 711 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:15,300 How's everybody feel? 712 00:32:18,767 --> 00:32:20,700 Yay! 713 00:32:20,700 --> 00:32:24,100 That wasn't hard or nothing. You did good. 714 00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:25,533 There's a special place in my heart 715 00:32:25,533 --> 00:32:27,433 for watching it go up the old way. 716 00:32:27,433 --> 00:32:29,133 You know, I know how it was done, 717 00:32:29,133 --> 00:32:30,633 but I'd never seen it done. 718 00:32:30,633 --> 00:32:32,667 I'll just check it off my bucket list. 719 00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:35,500 The only way for that pioneer spirit to live on 720 00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:38,633 is to teach the next generation. 721 00:32:38,633 --> 00:32:41,367 Joshua and his son are taking out the old pegs 722 00:32:41,367 --> 00:32:42,900 to make room for new ones. 723 00:32:42,900 --> 00:32:44,533 All right, see if you can pull it out. 724 00:32:44,533 --> 00:32:46,333 There you go. 725 00:32:46,333 --> 00:32:47,267 Sweet. 726 00:32:49,933 --> 00:32:51,767 So I need this tobacco stick 727 00:32:51,767 --> 00:32:54,000 to end up looking like this. 728 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,400 Mark and his son are making new pegs 729 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,267 for the mortise and tenon joints. 730 00:32:58,267 --> 00:33:01,067 What Atticus is doing here is actually making our pegs. 731 00:33:01,067 --> 00:33:03,733 And this is critical to holding the timber frame together. 732 00:33:03,733 --> 00:33:07,033 So basically he's making wooden nails. 733 00:33:07,033 --> 00:33:10,767 While Johnny teaches Chloe a more modern skill. 734 00:33:10,767 --> 00:33:12,500 How high can it get? 735 00:33:12,500 --> 00:33:16,100 Find out. 736 00:33:16,100 --> 00:33:17,333 You're equipment operator. 737 00:33:21,267 --> 00:33:22,800 Okay, it's in there. 738 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,467 The kids help assemble the second wall 739 00:33:24,467 --> 00:33:26,433 before it goes into place. 740 00:33:26,433 --> 00:33:28,667 Atticus, pound these pegs in. 741 00:33:37,633 --> 00:33:39,533 Okay, go ahead, drive that in there. 742 00:33:43,067 --> 00:33:46,000 He's better with a hammer than I am. 743 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:49,833 Friends, family; it does not get any better than this. 744 00:33:49,833 --> 00:33:52,833 The pioneers would've raised this barn around a tree, 745 00:33:52,833 --> 00:33:56,333 using the leverage of the tree to lift all four walls 746 00:33:56,333 --> 00:33:58,200 then cut down the tree. 747 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,800 But since this tree is off to one side, 748 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,233 they take a modern shortcut 749 00:34:02,233 --> 00:34:04,067 and drop the south wall into place. 750 00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:13,133 Ho, all right, now hold it. 751 00:34:13,133 --> 00:34:15,067 We're--start your bottom first. 752 00:34:15,067 --> 00:34:18,067 But these old beams don't line up like they used to. 753 00:34:18,067 --> 00:34:19,900 And seating the mortise and tenon joints 754 00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:22,167 has to be done the old fashioned way. 755 00:34:22,167 --> 00:34:23,367 Give me--get a ladder. 756 00:34:23,367 --> 00:34:24,700 Let's get a ladder. 757 00:34:24,700 --> 00:34:27,433 I don't know what you'll do with it. 758 00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:31,033 Joshua uses a c-clamp and some serious elbow grease 759 00:34:31,033 --> 00:34:34,100 to torque the bottom beam into position. 760 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:36,200 Tim pounds it home with a wooden mallet 761 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,733 they call "The Persuader." 762 00:34:38,733 --> 00:34:42,700 You're going with every hit; you stopped. 763 00:34:42,700 --> 00:34:46,700 But now the top beam is way out of alignment. 764 00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:48,867 Right there, start it. 765 00:34:48,867 --> 00:34:49,933 Push it, push it. 766 00:34:49,933 --> 00:34:51,967 Oh sorry, that was me, I was pushing. 767 00:34:51,967 --> 00:34:54,267 Is it in there? Yes, both of 'em's in there. 768 00:34:54,267 --> 00:34:55,267 Good job, Josh. 769 00:34:55,267 --> 00:34:56,667 So you want me to push it on in? 770 00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:59,033 Now that the top and bottom are seated, 771 00:34:59,033 --> 00:35:01,200 they need to force the whole wall in, 772 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,067 and hope the peg holes line up. 773 00:35:03,067 --> 00:35:04,600 Can you get a peg in it? Not yet. 774 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:08,467 Get them pegs ready. Peg lady, thank you. 775 00:35:08,467 --> 00:35:10,067 Once the bottom joint lines up, 776 00:35:10,067 --> 00:35:11,933 Mark secures it with a wooden peg. 777 00:35:13,867 --> 00:35:14,933 That's good. 778 00:35:14,933 --> 00:35:16,600 But we still need to get the top in. 779 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:18,833 But the top beam is a bigger problem. 780 00:35:18,833 --> 00:35:20,900 All right, we're gonna persuade that in. 781 00:35:20,900 --> 00:35:23,600 Ready. I like the word persuade. 782 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,267 This beam just can't be persuaded. 783 00:35:26,267 --> 00:35:28,000 Hey, fellas, I tell you what I think 784 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:31,233 it needs to come up a little bit to go in there. 785 00:35:31,233 --> 00:35:33,000 It looks twisted to me. 786 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,800 The beam is twisted. 787 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,667 The beam's twisted itself. 788 00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:38,233 I don't think it's gonna do no good. 789 00:35:44,667 --> 00:35:47,300 The top beam of this timber frame wall won't budge. 790 00:35:47,300 --> 00:35:49,833 They need to push it in so the peg holes line up. 791 00:35:49,833 --> 00:35:51,200 It looks twisted to me. 792 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:52,933 The beam is twisted. 793 00:35:52,933 --> 00:35:54,933 The beam's twisted itself. 794 00:35:54,933 --> 00:35:56,767 I don't think it's gonna do no good. 795 00:35:56,767 --> 00:35:58,733 Pounding it doesn't work. 796 00:35:58,733 --> 00:36:00,600 Ain't no sense of fighting this thing. 797 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:02,867 Sherman takes matters into his own hands 798 00:36:02,867 --> 00:36:06,733 using brute strength and a two by six as a lever. 799 00:36:06,733 --> 00:36:07,900 There you go! 800 00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:08,900 Get a peg ready. 801 00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:09,900 Get a peg! 802 00:36:13,233 --> 00:36:15,433 It ain't quite there yet. 803 00:36:15,433 --> 00:36:17,200 Come on; bouncing. 804 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:20,233 Come on, let's do something. 805 00:36:20,233 --> 00:36:21,600 Try it again. 806 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,700 Come here and help me, Johnny. 807 00:36:23,700 --> 00:36:25,000 It's just bouncing now. 808 00:36:27,733 --> 00:36:28,900 Is that it? 809 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,200 The pegs go in and these mortise and tenon joints 810 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:39,500 are just as solid 811 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:42,367 as they were 170 years ago. 812 00:36:42,367 --> 00:36:43,700 You're good. Damn. 813 00:36:48,667 --> 00:36:50,833 That thing just kept bouncin'. 814 00:36:50,833 --> 00:36:53,833 The hole was like this the whole time. 815 00:36:55,133 --> 00:36:57,467 It's in there. 816 00:36:57,467 --> 00:36:58,567 If you want this thing done, 817 00:36:58,567 --> 00:37:01,133 you just put Sherman on the end of it. 818 00:37:01,133 --> 00:37:03,800 Well, it just had to be done. 819 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:07,233 Let's turn it and then let it down, that's right. 820 00:37:07,233 --> 00:37:10,467 Now that this team is a well-oiled machine, 821 00:37:10,467 --> 00:37:12,800 the north wall slides into place. 822 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,167 Now we just gotta pick that up. 823 00:37:14,167 --> 00:37:15,500 Somebody gotta pin it. 824 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:16,867 Put a peg in it. 825 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:23,867 Sherman uses the small mallet to sink the pegs, 826 00:37:23,867 --> 00:37:27,233 and The Persuader to nudge the beams. 827 00:37:27,233 --> 00:37:30,233 Come on. 828 00:37:30,233 --> 00:37:32,933 Yeah these pegs too big for the holes. 829 00:37:32,933 --> 00:37:35,533 Yeah we go get this heavy piece of equipment like that 830 00:37:35,533 --> 00:37:37,233 and look at them holding up the entire building 831 00:37:37,233 --> 00:37:38,433 with one two by four. 832 00:37:38,433 --> 00:37:40,300 Thank you. 833 00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:43,733 And now there's one wall of this corn crib left to pull up 834 00:37:43,733 --> 00:37:46,200 to make this community barn raising a success. 835 00:37:48,433 --> 00:37:49,600 Keep her coming! 836 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:50,867 Come on, we got her! 837 00:37:50,867 --> 00:37:53,733 Come on, come on, come on! 838 00:37:53,733 --> 00:37:55,033 Come on with it! 839 00:37:56,567 --> 00:37:59,567 Come on! 840 00:37:59,567 --> 00:38:01,267 Okay, hold it! 841 00:38:01,267 --> 00:38:03,333 Woo, hold on. 842 00:38:05,367 --> 00:38:06,633 All right, the gate's on. 843 00:38:06,633 --> 00:38:08,667 There you go, there you go. 844 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:10,100 There it is, you're coming, man. 845 00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:11,167 Down here on the bottom. 846 00:38:11,167 --> 00:38:14,867 There you go; Fred Flintstone that thing. 847 00:38:14,867 --> 00:38:17,567 Uh, these boys are gonna know how to work, 848 00:38:17,567 --> 00:38:19,567 and to tell you the truth, 849 00:38:19,567 --> 00:38:21,767 the girls worked a little bit longer than the boys today. 850 00:38:24,233 --> 00:38:26,167 All right, it's in, it's in. 851 00:38:28,633 --> 00:38:29,800 Good job. 852 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,500 Hey, man, I appreciate your help. 853 00:38:31,500 --> 00:38:33,300 Sweet, sweet. 854 00:38:33,300 --> 00:38:35,600 Now that the kids know how to use the old fashioned tools, 855 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:37,100 there's one job left. 856 00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:39,133 I want the person-- the two people 857 00:38:39,133 --> 00:38:41,867 that worked the hardest today 858 00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:43,333 to start first. 859 00:38:43,333 --> 00:38:47,267 And that would actually be Chloe and Emily. 860 00:38:47,267 --> 00:38:50,667 Yeah, yup. 861 00:38:56,767 --> 00:39:01,633 Girls rock. 862 00:39:06,467 --> 00:39:09,700 Today is a microcosm of what community is all about. 863 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:12,833 This is just awesome. 864 00:39:12,833 --> 00:39:14,467 The kids running around, I mean. 865 00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:16,833 This is--you can't get no better than this. 866 00:39:16,833 --> 00:39:18,400 A lot of fun. 867 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:21,767 No one had been inside of that corn crib in 50 years. 868 00:39:21,767 --> 00:39:23,933 Hey, Johnny, just found a box of horseshoes. 869 00:39:23,933 --> 00:39:25,567 Well, don't just stand there holding 'em, 870 00:39:25,567 --> 00:39:27,300 put 'em down somewhere. 871 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:29,667 And it was about to fall anytime. 872 00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:31,733 This whole leg could just snap. 873 00:39:31,733 --> 00:39:33,400 This thing is dangerous. 874 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,100 And now look at it. 875 00:39:36,100 --> 00:39:39,167 I'm pretty sure that the people that built this 150 years ago 876 00:39:39,167 --> 00:39:41,400 would love to see what's going on today. 877 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:42,867 I mean, we had the mayor here. 878 00:39:42,867 --> 00:39:44,033 We had the kids here. 879 00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:45,767 We had musicians here. 880 00:39:45,767 --> 00:39:47,300 We had a great time. 881 00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:50,433 This place was filled with joy. 882 00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:54,200 They say it takes a village to raise a child, 883 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:55,433 but you know what? 884 00:39:55,433 --> 00:39:57,167 It takes a village to raise a barn too. 884 00:39:58,305 --> 00:40:58,313 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm