"Barnwood Builders" The Sweltering Smokehouse

1 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:05,533 The Barnwood Builders are piecing together 2 00:00:05,533 --> 00:00:06,767 a log puzzle. 3 00:00:08,433 --> 00:00:10,633 This time they're taking down two barns. 4 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:14,900 And turning them into one bunkhouse. 5 00:00:16,467 --> 00:00:17,567 Dangerous? 6 00:00:17,567 --> 00:00:19,367 Yup. 7 00:00:19,367 --> 00:00:20,367 Easy? 8 00:00:20,367 --> 00:00:22,233 No way. 9 00:00:22,233 --> 00:00:25,233 But these guys are always up for hard work, 10 00:00:25,233 --> 00:00:27,033 good fun... 11 00:00:27,033 --> 00:00:28,133 Wee! 12 00:00:28,133 --> 00:00:29,267 And a few surprises. 13 00:00:29,267 --> 00:00:31,400 Timber! 14 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,700 Oh my gosh, that is awesome. 15 00:00:34,733 --> 00:00:36,167 Two hundred years ago, 16 00:00:36,167 --> 00:00:39,833 the American pioneers built their homes by hand. 17 00:00:39,833 --> 00:00:43,300 Mark Bowe gives these old barns new lives. 18 00:00:45,633 --> 00:00:48,200 He and his longtime crew find them, 19 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,600 take them down and fix them up 20 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,700 so they can be turned into modern homes 21 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:54,900 that will last another 200 years. 22 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:02,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 23 00:01:17,933 --> 00:01:19,233 You see that cabin? 24 00:01:19,233 --> 00:01:20,700 I think it's new, though, isn't it? 25 00:01:20,700 --> 00:01:21,800 No, it was old. 26 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,733 Definitely old. 27 00:01:23,733 --> 00:01:25,667 I sound like Rainman, didn't I? 28 00:01:25,667 --> 00:01:26,733 It was an old cabin. 29 00:01:26,733 --> 00:01:28,033 It was definitely old. 30 00:01:28,033 --> 00:01:29,267 Where are we going? 31 00:01:29,267 --> 00:01:32,333 And what have you got me into? 32 00:01:32,333 --> 00:01:35,133 Today we're going after a smokehouse. 33 00:01:35,133 --> 00:01:37,733 Easy peasy, man, in and out. 34 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:42,067 Doddridge County, West Virginia. 35 00:01:44,767 --> 00:01:46,033 The pioneers who settled here 36 00:01:46,033 --> 00:01:48,233 survived the long Appalachian winters 37 00:01:48,233 --> 00:01:51,500 by building smokehouses to preserve their meat. 38 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:54,900 Most of those hand-hewn log smokehouses are long gone. 39 00:01:56,733 --> 00:01:59,567 But here, on this remote Virginia homestead, 40 00:01:59,567 --> 00:02:01,367 this one is still standing. 41 00:02:05,367 --> 00:02:07,733 Mark and the guys are here on the Shields family farm 42 00:02:07,733 --> 00:02:10,833 to take down this 150 year old smokehouse. 43 00:02:12,167 --> 00:02:15,133 I'd like to sink my meat hooks into this place. 44 00:02:15,133 --> 00:02:16,667 There you go. 45 00:02:16,667 --> 00:02:19,300 Here's probably been a stovepipe coming outta there at one time. 46 00:02:19,300 --> 00:02:20,433 The chink gaps are real small. 47 00:02:20,433 --> 00:02:21,800 You can see it's four-sided, 48 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,100 been hewed on four sides. 49 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:26,333 Real tight notched. 50 00:02:26,333 --> 00:02:29,600 Mark has found a new home for this structure in Florida. 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,833 He sold it to one of his best clients: Gray Drummond. 52 00:02:32,833 --> 00:02:34,133 A few months ago Mark built 53 00:02:34,133 --> 00:02:35,633 this awesome hunting lodge for me, 54 00:02:35,633 --> 00:02:38,633 and I had an idea to add a bunkhouse onto the property 55 00:02:38,633 --> 00:02:39,833 for the kids. 56 00:02:39,833 --> 00:02:41,733 So Mark gave me a call a few weeks later 57 00:02:41,733 --> 00:02:43,200 and said that he had a smokehouse 58 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,433 that he thought would be the perfect bunkhouse 59 00:02:45,433 --> 00:02:47,267 and that I was gonna love it. 60 00:02:47,267 --> 00:02:49,233 When I saw the smokehouse in New Milton, 61 00:02:49,233 --> 00:02:52,467 I knew that it was gonna convert beautifully into a bunkhouse. 62 00:02:54,767 --> 00:02:56,733 A smokehouse has wide logs 63 00:02:56,733 --> 00:02:59,133 with narrow gaps to trap the smoke, 64 00:02:59,133 --> 00:03:01,633 cantilevered beams to shelter the entrance, 65 00:03:01,633 --> 00:03:02,800 and a pitched roof 66 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,500 to provide space for hanging meat. 67 00:03:06,233 --> 00:03:07,700 They got a horseshoe hanging up here 68 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:10,433 to hang a rod on to hang their meat on. 69 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:14,033 I got a couple of steel traps 70 00:03:14,033 --> 00:03:17,333 for, probably, for mink, muskrat. 71 00:03:19,933 --> 00:03:22,333 It might have trapped a fox. 72 00:03:22,333 --> 00:03:24,867 I can still smell meat in here, can't you? 73 00:03:24,867 --> 00:03:27,067 Looks like it's almost like they just 74 00:03:27,067 --> 00:03:29,667 walked away from it 150 years ago. 75 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:31,467 The pioneers who built this homestead 76 00:03:31,467 --> 00:03:33,833 depended on the smokehouse for survival. 77 00:03:33,833 --> 00:03:35,467 How important would a smokehouse be 78 00:03:35,467 --> 00:03:38,533 to keep that game a much longer time that you could eat? 79 00:03:38,533 --> 00:03:40,733 Life and death. 80 00:03:40,733 --> 00:03:44,067 I mean, it was all life and death. 81 00:03:44,067 --> 00:03:46,933 That's how important everything was. 82 00:03:46,933 --> 00:03:48,333 And right beside it, 83 00:03:48,333 --> 00:03:51,400 Brian stumbles on another pioneer era necessity. 84 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,867 Check this out. 85 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:56,733 It's some kinda dog house, but-- 86 00:03:56,733 --> 00:03:58,033 Oh look here. 87 00:04:00,467 --> 00:04:01,800 Oh, help me, help me pull this back. 88 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:02,833 What is it? 89 00:04:02,833 --> 00:04:03,867 I don't know, let's check it out. 90 00:04:06,667 --> 00:04:08,267 It's a well. 91 00:04:08,267 --> 00:04:09,267 Man. 92 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:17,433 I can see myself, man. Well, well, well. 93 00:04:17,433 --> 00:04:18,933 There's a frog down there at the bottom. 94 00:04:21,933 --> 00:04:25,167 The logs in a building like this are what make it unique. 95 00:04:25,167 --> 00:04:28,500 You need larger trees to make a smokehouse. 96 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:31,733 Because you want to-- after you hew it, 97 00:04:31,733 --> 00:04:32,967 you want to end up 98 00:04:32,967 --> 00:04:36,100 with a very large face to log. 99 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:38,433 It's really important to keep 100 00:04:38,433 --> 00:04:40,267 narrow gaps in a smokehouse. 101 00:04:40,267 --> 00:04:44,100 You wanna make sure that all of the smoke stays on the interior 102 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:46,167 so that it cures the meat properly. 103 00:04:46,167 --> 00:04:47,500 I've seen a lot of smokehouses, 104 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:50,000 but I rarely see them in this condition. 105 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,467 The notches are really good. 106 00:04:51,467 --> 00:04:53,233 The logs are just beautiful. 107 00:04:53,233 --> 00:04:56,233 And the patina on the logs, you can only get this 108 00:04:56,233 --> 00:04:59,300 through 100 years of smoking meat. 109 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:01,967 It just doesn't occur naturally. 110 00:05:01,967 --> 00:05:04,367 But Sherman knows this structure isn't perfect. 111 00:05:04,367 --> 00:05:07,733 Oh boy, got a little bit of decay. 112 00:05:07,733 --> 00:05:08,900 No hangover. 113 00:05:08,900 --> 00:05:10,100 Oh boy. There's a problem. 114 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:11,100 There it is. 115 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:13,000 There's the problem right there. 116 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,867 No hangover on the roof. 117 00:05:14,867 --> 00:05:16,367 What this means is they didn't extend 118 00:05:16,367 --> 00:05:18,533 the rafters out from the building 119 00:05:18,533 --> 00:05:20,100 and it looks like water damage 120 00:05:20,100 --> 00:05:22,367 has just... 121 00:05:22,367 --> 00:05:24,967 gotten the best of this side. 122 00:05:24,967 --> 00:05:27,467 The good logs in this smokehouse are fantastic. 123 00:05:27,467 --> 00:05:28,967 There's just not enough of 'em 124 00:05:28,967 --> 00:05:31,567 to build an entire smokehouse back the way it was. 125 00:05:31,567 --> 00:05:33,133 We'll have to find some replacement logs 126 00:05:33,133 --> 00:05:34,900 for this somewhere. 127 00:05:34,900 --> 00:05:36,467 For replacement logs to work, 128 00:05:36,467 --> 00:05:39,233 they have to match the original logs. 129 00:05:39,233 --> 00:05:40,400 The best case scenario, 130 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,300 any time you wanna find replacement logs, 131 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:44,100 is to find something that's either 132 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:46,467 on the farm or an adjacent farm. 133 00:05:46,467 --> 00:05:48,300 Because you know it's likely the same builders. 134 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:50,767 They cut down the same species, the same techniques. 135 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:52,667 It'll have the same hewing patterns. 136 00:05:52,667 --> 00:05:54,967 If we can find something to replace these logs, 137 00:05:54,967 --> 00:05:56,267 this building will be salvageable. 138 00:05:56,267 --> 00:05:57,633 It'll be great. 139 00:05:57,633 --> 00:06:00,267 And I think we can work it into some sort of small bunkhouse. 140 00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:05,467 Lucky for Mark, this homestead has several structures on it. 141 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:07,067 So he asks the owner of the homestead, 142 00:06:07,067 --> 00:06:08,800 Ryan Shields, for help. 143 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,467 I hate to do it, but I gotta get down to business. 144 00:06:10,467 --> 00:06:12,067 Okay. 145 00:06:12,067 --> 00:06:14,400 We're gonna have to get to work, but here's what I noticed. 146 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,033 There are a lot of bad logs. 147 00:06:16,033 --> 00:06:17,600 So I'm gonna have to find some logs. 148 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,167 Now I'm in a crunch to get the logs. 149 00:06:19,167 --> 00:06:21,000 I've gotta take them to Florida in a week. 150 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,900 Oh boy, they're hard to come by. 151 00:06:23,900 --> 00:06:26,267 Those kinda logs. You're telling me. 152 00:06:26,267 --> 00:06:27,600 Ryan should know because he's done 153 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,400 a lot of the work on this homestead himself. 154 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,033 This is the original homestead house. 155 00:06:33,033 --> 00:06:34,667 Ryan built this extension 156 00:06:34,667 --> 00:06:38,500 with half the logs from another barn on the property. 157 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:41,700 And the other half of that barn is still standing... 158 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:42,833 sort of. 159 00:06:44,067 --> 00:06:46,200 There's still another standing wall. 160 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:47,200 It's up there right now. 161 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:48,333 We can take a look at it. 162 00:06:48,333 --> 00:06:50,633 It may match that building back there. 163 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,800 This is what is now our kitchen. 164 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,100 It was a log hay barn. 165 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:01,067 I can't believe this is here on the farm. 166 00:07:01,067 --> 00:07:02,967 This is a healthy beam. 167 00:07:02,967 --> 00:07:04,300 This is a sweet sill log. 168 00:07:06,967 --> 00:07:08,667 Wow. 169 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:10,200 You know, if I were to see this from the road, 170 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,467 I would've never guessed there were logs on this side of it. 171 00:07:12,467 --> 00:07:13,533 Yeah. 172 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:14,567 It's all covered with metal. 173 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:16,633 But these are gonna be perfect 174 00:07:16,633 --> 00:07:19,233 for replacement parts for the smokehouse. 175 00:07:19,233 --> 00:07:21,200 And they're gonna be perfect for a couple of reasons. 176 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,167 Number one, you see that patina, 177 00:07:23,167 --> 00:07:24,600 how it's gotten that dark 178 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,333 brownish black look to it? Yeah. 179 00:07:27,333 --> 00:07:29,533 That's what I'm after. Great. 180 00:07:29,533 --> 00:07:32,733 Mark has found the perfect replacement logs. 181 00:07:34,233 --> 00:07:35,733 Now he needs to get them down. 182 00:07:38,867 --> 00:07:40,133 We're gonna pick it up 183 00:07:40,133 --> 00:07:41,767 and hopefully the roof'll go inside 184 00:07:41,767 --> 00:07:44,133 so we don't have to fight it out here and just salvage the logs. 185 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,767 Wreck, demolish, salvage. 186 00:07:56,867 --> 00:07:58,967 One half of the Shields' family home 187 00:07:58,967 --> 00:08:01,200 was made from the other half of this barn. 188 00:08:03,333 --> 00:08:04,667 The Barnwood Builders need to take 189 00:08:04,667 --> 00:08:06,767 the rest of this half barn down 190 00:08:06,767 --> 00:08:09,533 so they can use the logs as replacements in a bunkhouse. 191 00:08:11,033 --> 00:08:13,567 But this is the rainy season in Doddridge County, 192 00:08:13,567 --> 00:08:15,933 so this takedown won't be easy. 193 00:08:15,933 --> 00:08:18,400 I don't think we'll ever get them logs 194 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,033 because this ground is just saturated in water. 195 00:08:22,033 --> 00:08:24,633 And the more he keeps tracking it up there, 196 00:08:24,633 --> 00:08:25,700 the slicker it's getting. 197 00:08:27,100 --> 00:08:28,900 But Johnny is not giving up. 198 00:08:49,900 --> 00:08:51,233 Stack it out here. 199 00:08:51,233 --> 00:08:53,300 If there's any good in that, get it out. 200 00:08:53,300 --> 00:08:54,300 I'm gonna go get a chain. 201 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,033 Abraham Lincoln said that a house divided cannot stand. 202 00:09:10,033 --> 00:09:12,633 In this case, half of it's gonna stay in West Virginia, 203 00:09:12,633 --> 00:09:13,967 the other half's going to Florida. 204 00:09:15,033 --> 00:09:17,167 He was wrong. 205 00:09:17,167 --> 00:09:20,533 Now that they've secured their replacement logs, 206 00:09:20,533 --> 00:09:23,767 Mark and Brian head out to drum up some new business. 207 00:09:23,767 --> 00:09:26,967 This, to me, is the most fun part about my job. 208 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:30,533 I could always use a barn. Boss, is that it? 209 00:09:30,533 --> 00:09:32,000 This is a true cantilever right here. 210 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,600 Look at this. Oh yeah. 211 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,867 I've seen this building before. Have you? 212 00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:36,867 This thing is huge. 213 00:09:36,867 --> 00:09:38,100 It's not a double pin. 214 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:39,133 It's one single pin. 215 00:09:39,133 --> 00:09:40,867 Don't get too excited. 216 00:09:40,867 --> 00:09:44,267 This is--oh my God, look at the size of this thing. 217 00:09:44,267 --> 00:09:48,000 Oh my gosh, is that one solid up there? 218 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,967 That's one piece right there. 219 00:09:49,967 --> 00:09:51,867 Rafters look good. 220 00:09:51,867 --> 00:09:54,233 It's beautiful, it's absolutely beautiful. 221 00:09:54,233 --> 00:09:57,000 This is a--I mean, this is one pin, you know what I mean, 222 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,800 so that log goes from that corner to that corner. 223 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,233 All of those up top, those are not scarfed. 224 00:10:04,233 --> 00:10:06,133 Fifty-one feet long. 225 00:10:06,133 --> 00:10:07,133 That's amazing. 226 00:10:07,133 --> 00:10:08,233 Unbelievable. 227 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:09,300 Fifty-one footers. 228 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:11,733 There's one, two, three, four, 229 00:10:11,733 --> 00:10:14,400 five, six, seven fifty-footers, 230 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,267 put together with no nails, check this out. 231 00:10:16,267 --> 00:10:18,000 Driven in pegs. 232 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,100 This thing is smokin'. 233 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:22,433 Eighteen, sixteen, thirteen. 234 00:10:22,433 --> 00:10:23,900 This thing's huge, 24 by 51. 235 00:10:23,900 --> 00:10:25,700 I'm slightly excited. 236 00:10:25,700 --> 00:10:29,567 This is the biggest single crib I've ever seen. 237 00:10:29,567 --> 00:10:31,633 The notches don't look like they're gonna be bad. 238 00:10:31,633 --> 00:10:34,733 So Mark's ready to make a deal with the owner. 239 00:10:34,733 --> 00:10:36,200 And if he comes down here, don't act 240 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,033 as excited as what I did just a minute ago. 241 00:10:38,033 --> 00:10:39,633 Okay. 242 00:10:39,633 --> 00:10:40,933 Hey, I'm Mark. 243 00:10:40,933 --> 00:10:41,967 My name is Mara. 244 00:10:41,967 --> 00:10:43,233 Hey, Mara. 245 00:10:43,233 --> 00:10:44,867 Kinda rough looking, isn't it? 246 00:10:44,867 --> 00:10:46,433 Normally it's shoved full of round bales, 247 00:10:46,433 --> 00:10:48,967 but, not this year. 248 00:10:48,967 --> 00:10:52,600 You know, a lot of these barns we end up acquiring, 249 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,433 we acquire because the functionality has changed. 250 00:10:55,433 --> 00:10:57,900 So they're more suited for home conversions 251 00:10:57,900 --> 00:10:59,633 or some other type of use. 252 00:10:59,633 --> 00:11:03,033 But definitely they should be repurposed. 253 00:11:03,033 --> 00:11:05,400 So what do you want to do with this barn? 254 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:06,667 Are you selling the barn? 255 00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:09,633 We would just like it taken down and-- 256 00:11:09,633 --> 00:11:10,900 I mean, if someone could use it 257 00:11:10,900 --> 00:11:12,767 for something else, that would be great. 258 00:11:12,767 --> 00:11:14,233 Okay, I think I can make 259 00:11:14,233 --> 00:11:16,167 a beautiful house outta this. I really do. 260 00:11:16,167 --> 00:11:17,900 Okay. All right. 261 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:20,000 I've gotta get pictures of this. 262 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,800 The owner doesn't want any money for it, 263 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,167 but it'll still cost Mark about 20 grand 264 00:11:24,167 --> 00:11:25,933 to take this barn down. 265 00:11:25,933 --> 00:11:27,533 If he finds a buyer for it, 266 00:11:27,533 --> 00:11:29,267 this could be the next big project 267 00:11:29,267 --> 00:11:30,967 for the Barnwood Builders. 268 00:11:33,533 --> 00:11:35,533 But today's project is the smokehouse, 269 00:11:35,533 --> 00:11:37,900 and Sherman and Johnny are about to take it down. 270 00:11:37,900 --> 00:11:39,733 So you started with F2A, Johnny? 271 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:40,933 Yes, sir. 272 00:11:40,933 --> 00:11:42,300 Johnny sketches the layout 273 00:11:42,300 --> 00:11:43,867 so they can put it back together later. 274 00:11:45,767 --> 00:11:48,400 Sherman tags each log with a number and a letter. 275 00:11:49,933 --> 00:11:52,033 They figure out how many replacements they'll need. 276 00:11:52,033 --> 00:11:54,233 You can see, Johnny, we need two here in the front. 277 00:11:54,233 --> 00:11:56,100 Yup, four. 278 00:11:56,100 --> 00:12:00,100 Five, six... seven, eight. 279 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:02,833 And then bring the forklift up the hill for the takedown. 280 00:12:02,833 --> 00:12:04,967 This smokehouse is gonna come down in a hurry 281 00:12:04,967 --> 00:12:06,933 if we can get the forklift back there. 282 00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:11,833 The ground's just too wet. 283 00:12:11,833 --> 00:12:14,500 Them tires are about bald. 284 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:16,067 I don't believe he's gonna get it up here. 285 00:12:18,100 --> 00:12:19,400 This'll get right there 286 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,200 and do the slide back down the hill thing. 287 00:12:23,633 --> 00:12:25,267 We're gonna have to truck it... 288 00:12:25,267 --> 00:12:26,267 by hand. 289 00:12:31,100 --> 00:12:32,600 Pulling this thing down by hand 290 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,333 is not what they had in mind today. 291 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:40,300 They start with the roof. 292 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:47,833 And then the gable ends. 293 00:12:53,300 --> 00:12:55,900 The unusable sections go to the burn pile. 294 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:58,867 Ready, on three. 295 00:12:58,867 --> 00:13:00,167 Close enough. 296 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,133 The good logs get carried down to the forklift. 297 00:13:09,833 --> 00:13:10,900 Yeah, these are heavy logs. 298 00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:12,867 I don't think... 299 00:13:12,867 --> 00:13:14,600 I don't think regular guys could get 'em down. 300 00:13:16,433 --> 00:13:18,133 These guys that were putting 'em up, 301 00:13:18,133 --> 00:13:19,500 they may have put 'em up when they were a little bit green. 302 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:22,000 So that means that they were probably 30% heavier 303 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,100 than what we were picking up. 304 00:13:24,100 --> 00:13:27,700 They were probably 500 pounds when they were put up. 305 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:29,267 But the ones that I picked up personally 306 00:13:29,267 --> 00:13:32,067 were probably 800. 307 00:13:32,067 --> 00:13:33,967 Maybe 850. 308 00:13:33,967 --> 00:13:35,600 That one's all there, they're getting heavier 309 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:36,667 as they getting to the bottom. 310 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,800 Some people go to the gym. 311 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,000 Some people swim. 312 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,033 Not us, baby. 313 00:13:47,467 --> 00:13:50,100 Today we were fortunate enough to take down the smokehouse, 314 00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:52,633 and really blessed that we found logs 315 00:13:52,633 --> 00:13:56,300 to replace the deteriorated ones on the right-hand side. 316 00:13:56,300 --> 00:13:58,633 So I feel like today was a great day. 317 00:13:58,633 --> 00:13:59,933 Once the smokehouse logs 318 00:13:59,933 --> 00:14:02,200 and the replacement logs are loaded up, 319 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,133 they truck them back to home base: 320 00:14:05,133 --> 00:14:07,700 Lewisburg, West Virginia. 321 00:14:12,033 --> 00:14:13,633 The smokehouse is down. 322 00:14:13,633 --> 00:14:15,567 We're gonna take it to the yard. 323 00:14:15,567 --> 00:14:17,167 Do a few repairs, load it on a truck, 324 00:14:17,167 --> 00:14:18,900 and ship it to Florida. 325 00:14:18,900 --> 00:14:20,867 The Barnwood Builders keep their inventory 326 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:23,200 of antique cabins and barns here, 327 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,400 on a four acre lot they call the Boneyard. 328 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:30,100 This is where they give old barns new lives. 329 00:14:36,333 --> 00:14:38,267 Comin' across. And this is where they'll 330 00:14:38,267 --> 00:14:39,667 make the replacement logs 331 00:14:39,667 --> 00:14:41,800 match the smokehouse logs. 332 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:42,733 Beep beep. 333 00:14:49,567 --> 00:14:51,300 Here on the Boneyard, the Barnwood Builders 334 00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:53,033 have to make the replacement logs 335 00:14:53,033 --> 00:14:54,900 that came from this half barn 336 00:14:54,900 --> 00:14:58,600 match the good logs that come from this smokehouse. 337 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,700 The smokehouse logs were hewn on all four sides. 338 00:15:04,067 --> 00:15:06,367 So Johnny uses an offset broad axe 339 00:15:06,367 --> 00:15:09,333 to hew the replacement logs just like the pioneers did. 340 00:15:10,833 --> 00:15:12,867 You can tell by the sound that it's solid, 341 00:15:12,867 --> 00:15:15,967 but there's just--where the weather got to it. 342 00:15:17,367 --> 00:15:19,533 It's a nice little building. 343 00:15:19,533 --> 00:15:21,533 It just needs some love. 344 00:15:21,533 --> 00:15:23,167 The rest of the guys use a drawknife 345 00:15:23,167 --> 00:15:26,233 to debark and clean the replacement logs. 346 00:15:26,233 --> 00:15:27,867 It takes time to do the job right. 347 00:15:27,867 --> 00:15:29,500 I'm just taking the sapwood off 348 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:31,000 of the round part of this log here 349 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,900 because it's not as strong as the hardwood. 350 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:37,367 And the sapwood has a little bit of rot on it right here. 351 00:15:37,367 --> 00:15:39,933 But right underneath of that, is good as new. 352 00:15:42,067 --> 00:15:43,867 So while the crew preps the logs 353 00:15:43,867 --> 00:15:45,967 for the trip to Florida, 354 00:15:45,967 --> 00:15:48,567 Mark pays a visit to a client downtown. 355 00:15:48,567 --> 00:15:49,900 I love Lewisburg. 356 00:15:49,900 --> 00:15:52,600 Just a whole bunch of friendly people. 357 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,167 What do you say? Hey, what's up. 358 00:15:55,167 --> 00:15:57,467 I'm on my way to see Joshua Adamo. 359 00:15:57,467 --> 00:15:58,933 He's doing a restoration 360 00:15:58,933 --> 00:16:02,000 on a historic log building downtown. 361 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,533 A few months ago Mark helped get 362 00:16:03,533 --> 00:16:06,233 this downtown barracks restoration underway. 363 00:16:06,233 --> 00:16:09,100 And now his friend Joshua is doing the restoration. 364 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:10,333 I think he needs some logs, 365 00:16:10,333 --> 00:16:12,533 so I'm gonna go by and see what he needs. 366 00:16:12,533 --> 00:16:14,100 What's up? 367 00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:16,233 What's up, Mr. Bowe? 368 00:16:16,233 --> 00:16:17,833 Good to see you, brother. Yeah, man. 369 00:16:17,833 --> 00:16:19,233 This place looks amazing. 370 00:16:19,233 --> 00:16:20,600 So what are you guys doing today? 371 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:21,967 You've got a hole in the wall. 372 00:16:21,967 --> 00:16:24,867 So what happened here was there was an original doorway here. 373 00:16:24,867 --> 00:16:26,667 When they wanted to close this doorway up, 374 00:16:26,667 --> 00:16:28,567 they just scabbed in these logs, 375 00:16:28,567 --> 00:16:30,867 but used the wrong joint pattern. 376 00:16:30,867 --> 00:16:34,467 Water leaks in and actually ends up rotting the wood. 377 00:16:34,467 --> 00:16:38,233 And in this case, this log had substantial damage. 378 00:16:38,233 --> 00:16:39,400 Luckily I know somebody 379 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,400 in the business that deals with logs-- 380 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,333 old logs. 381 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:45,967 We got, uh, 382 00:16:45,967 --> 00:16:48,400 about a six foot Dutchman repair. 383 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,767 In a Dutchman repair, a smaller section of wood 384 00:16:50,767 --> 00:16:53,767 is used as a patch to repair a larger log. 385 00:16:55,233 --> 00:16:56,533 Let's see how it's gonna look. 386 00:16:56,533 --> 00:16:59,600 Are you ready, flip it. 387 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,767 It's a pretty close fit to the original width. 388 00:17:02,767 --> 00:17:05,200 So if water does happen to enter this, 389 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,800 which it shouldn't, it at least has a way to shed. 390 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,167 Right. 391 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,133 Back on the Boneyard, 392 00:17:12,133 --> 00:17:15,000 they load up the smokehouse logs and the half barn logs. 393 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,967 And hit the road for Chiefland, Florida. 394 00:17:30,833 --> 00:17:34,300 Their client owns a 15,000 acre hunting preserve 395 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:36,400 here in the heart of the Suwannee Valley. 396 00:17:51,467 --> 00:17:52,833 The last time the guys were here, 397 00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:56,433 they built a two story hunting lodge. 398 00:17:56,433 --> 00:17:59,567 But this time, the deal is a little different. 399 00:17:59,567 --> 00:18:01,400 I have two daughters, Elle and Kate. 400 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,567 And it's very important that I pass on 401 00:18:03,567 --> 00:18:05,500 my appreciation of Florida to them. 402 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:07,633 They hunt with me; they fish with me. 403 00:18:07,633 --> 00:18:09,700 And I think it'd be really neat if they had a bunkhouse 404 00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:11,633 on this property that they can call their own. 405 00:18:13,133 --> 00:18:15,867 The original smokehouse had eight bad logs. 406 00:18:15,867 --> 00:18:17,333 To make the bunkhouse, 407 00:18:17,333 --> 00:18:18,600 they'll replace these logs 408 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,833 with the good logs from the half barn. 409 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,233 Then they'll add rafters, 410 00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:25,067 a barnwood ceiling, and a tin roof. 411 00:18:25,067 --> 00:18:26,267 Oh boy. 412 00:18:26,267 --> 00:18:27,800 Here we are. 413 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:28,800 All right. 414 00:18:30,833 --> 00:18:32,567 Here it is. 415 00:18:32,567 --> 00:18:34,267 By tomorrow I'd like to be putting the roof on this thing, 416 00:18:34,267 --> 00:18:36,733 and then maybe by Thursday have this thing up, 417 00:18:36,733 --> 00:18:39,467 stacked, roof on it, chinked, everything. 418 00:18:39,467 --> 00:18:40,800 I'd say we better get started. 419 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,100 The bunkhouse will sit on these cement piers. 420 00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:50,100 They double check the foundation measurements 421 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:52,400 and get to work. Seventeen-eight. 422 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,100 Each layer of logs is called a course. 423 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:58,733 Getting the first course square and level is critical. 424 00:18:58,733 --> 00:18:59,800 You go a little more. 425 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,433 It needs to come this way. 426 00:19:01,433 --> 00:19:03,467 Half inch, there you go. 427 00:19:03,467 --> 00:19:05,900 But two of the bottom logs are replacements. 428 00:19:07,533 --> 00:19:09,167 So Sherman adjusts those notches 429 00:19:09,167 --> 00:19:11,700 until they fit together precisely. 430 00:19:11,700 --> 00:19:13,967 Looks good, looks real good. 431 00:19:13,967 --> 00:19:15,200 I reckon you can carve me a bear, 432 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:16,467 little statue or something. 433 00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:17,467 I don't know. 434 00:19:19,233 --> 00:19:21,533 But as they set the next few courses... 435 00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:23,067 Look pretty good. 436 00:19:23,067 --> 00:19:26,033 ...Mark starts to rethink the plan. 437 00:19:26,033 --> 00:19:28,967 It's our job to make sure that when you approach this cabin, 438 00:19:28,967 --> 00:19:31,500 we want the best side to be showing. 439 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:32,800 In the original smokehouse, 440 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,367 most of the bad logs were on the right side. 441 00:19:36,367 --> 00:19:37,700 Unfortunately, the way the cabin 442 00:19:37,700 --> 00:19:39,333 sits on this property, 443 00:19:39,333 --> 00:19:40,367 the right side 444 00:19:40,367 --> 00:19:42,567 is the driveway approach. 445 00:19:42,567 --> 00:19:43,967 So what we're gonna do here 446 00:19:43,967 --> 00:19:45,967 is take a few of the weathered logs, 447 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:49,567 and move them over to the hidden side of this building. 448 00:19:49,567 --> 00:19:51,233 So that it looks more aesthetically pleasing 449 00:19:51,233 --> 00:19:52,400 from the drive. 450 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,833 But swapping logs will have consequences. 451 00:19:57,833 --> 00:19:59,367 What do ya think? 452 00:19:59,367 --> 00:20:01,433 That's up to you. 453 00:20:01,433 --> 00:20:02,733 It changes everything. 454 00:20:02,733 --> 00:20:06,200 That means we fight it all the way to the top. 455 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,967 Moving logs from one side to another changes everything. 456 00:20:09,967 --> 00:20:12,167 These notches didn't come from a factory. 457 00:20:12,167 --> 00:20:14,933 They have to be cut by hand. 458 00:20:14,933 --> 00:20:18,367 Take the top of this notch. 459 00:20:18,367 --> 00:20:22,200 And then just transfer it to this. 460 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,300 So what we're doing is we're transferring angles. 461 00:20:24,300 --> 00:20:27,067 The top angle of the log that it's sitting on 462 00:20:27,067 --> 00:20:28,867 gets transferred in a pattern 463 00:20:28,867 --> 00:20:30,500 to the bottom of this angle. 464 00:20:38,267 --> 00:20:40,733 If he miscuts the angle 465 00:20:40,733 --> 00:20:42,633 or the saw gets away from him for a little bit, 466 00:20:42,633 --> 00:20:44,867 it ruins this whole 12 foot 6 log. 467 00:20:44,867 --> 00:20:46,233 We don't have any more. 468 00:20:46,233 --> 00:20:47,733 So his notches have to be spot on, 469 00:20:47,733 --> 00:20:49,567 first time, one try, get it right. 470 00:20:58,100 --> 00:21:00,367 Can you come my way any? 471 00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:02,900 No, it's seated right back here, it's good. 472 00:21:04,867 --> 00:21:06,733 Now the bottom angle fits, 473 00:21:06,733 --> 00:21:09,000 but it's about to get tricky. 474 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,833 A half dovetail notch has two different angled cuts. 475 00:21:12,833 --> 00:21:14,900 The notch is named for its distinctive shape. 476 00:21:16,767 --> 00:21:19,400 Because these notches were cut by hand, 477 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:20,900 each one is unique. 478 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:22,567 This smokehouse is like a puzzle, 479 00:21:22,567 --> 00:21:23,867 and when you have to move L4 480 00:21:23,867 --> 00:21:25,900 from one side to another side, 481 00:21:25,900 --> 00:21:28,400 well, that changes the notches on three other logs. 482 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:32,000 And from here on up, every notch will need to be adjusted. 483 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,400 That's it. 484 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,333 Good? Yeah. 485 00:21:35,333 --> 00:21:37,700 When there's enough wood, they cut a whole new notch. 486 00:21:39,667 --> 00:21:41,700 When there's not enough wood, they have to add 487 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:44,633 a shim cut from a log to make up the difference. 488 00:21:44,633 --> 00:21:46,333 Johnny, here's a piece I'm gonna use. 489 00:21:46,333 --> 00:21:47,500 All right. 490 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,267 It's all we need. It's all we need. 491 00:21:58,167 --> 00:21:59,933 All right, Johnny, down a little bit. 492 00:22:08,733 --> 00:22:10,833 All right, that's not too bad, isn't it? 493 00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:13,933 You can't even see that shim from here, Sherman. 494 00:22:13,933 --> 00:22:15,800 It's got hid perfectly. 495 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,867 Fifty-seven and a half, top of the log on both sides. 496 00:22:18,867 --> 00:22:20,667 That means it's level. 497 00:22:20,667 --> 00:22:23,700 The shim worked and they start to pick up the pace. 498 00:22:23,700 --> 00:22:26,467 All right, Johnny, let's stack the side logs. 499 00:22:26,467 --> 00:22:28,733 But the Florida heat isn't helping. 500 00:22:37,267 --> 00:22:39,867 I'm about ready to throw this thing, Tim. 501 00:22:39,867 --> 00:22:41,867 Wanna get some jumper cables? 502 00:22:41,867 --> 00:22:43,267 Yeah. 503 00:22:43,267 --> 00:22:45,167 I think the humidity is affecting our saws, 504 00:22:45,167 --> 00:22:46,767 is what's happening. 505 00:22:46,767 --> 00:22:48,167 I'm not for sure what it does to 'em, 506 00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:50,033 but it's doing something. 507 00:23:00,733 --> 00:23:02,267 The Barnwood Builders are turning 508 00:23:02,267 --> 00:23:05,833 a West Virginia smokehouse into a Florida bunkhouse. 509 00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:10,000 But the Florida heat is taking its toll. 510 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,667 I hate this Florida weather. 511 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,367 It's hot, it's humid. 512 00:23:16,367 --> 00:23:18,333 The heat and the humidity is killing us. 513 00:23:18,333 --> 00:23:20,400 It's hard on the guys, and it's hard on the equipment. 514 00:23:34,367 --> 00:23:36,233 A little too hot, too early. 515 00:23:36,233 --> 00:23:38,867 It's a little heat just zapping. 516 00:23:38,867 --> 00:23:41,200 When the overheated chainsaw comes back to life... 517 00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:48,133 ...they notch the final replacement log. 518 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,467 This is QR5. 519 00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:58,000 That's good. 520 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,233 But before they reach the top of the stack, 521 00:24:00,233 --> 00:24:02,600 Sherman has to make one more fix, 522 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,300 and this one is cosmetic. 523 00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:05,867 That spot right there. 524 00:24:05,867 --> 00:24:08,000 An eye level log on the approach side 525 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,733 has a rotten spot. 526 00:24:09,733 --> 00:24:12,700 To mask the damage, Sherman will do a Dutchman repair, 527 00:24:12,700 --> 00:24:15,033 just like the repair on the barracks. 528 00:24:15,033 --> 00:24:17,600 A Dutchman is like filling a cavity. 529 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,367 We'll put a piece in it, probably, 530 00:24:19,367 --> 00:24:21,333 is what we'll do. 531 00:24:21,333 --> 00:24:25,000 If we can find something to match it pretty good. 532 00:24:34,833 --> 00:24:36,900 Cut out a piece here, 533 00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:40,467 and put this in. 534 00:24:40,467 --> 00:24:43,167 Hopefully it'll look better than what it does now. 535 00:24:43,167 --> 00:24:45,900 If a Dutchman repair is like log cabin dentistry, 536 00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:49,367 Sherman is a DDO. 537 00:24:49,367 --> 00:24:51,633 Normally he's more of a chainsaw guy. 538 00:24:51,633 --> 00:24:53,100 But for detail work, 539 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:55,900 Dr. Sherman uses a different tool. 540 00:24:55,900 --> 00:24:58,200 This is an oscillating tool. 541 00:24:58,200 --> 00:24:59,833 A little more precise than a chainsaw. 542 00:25:04,567 --> 00:25:07,667 He digs out the rot and fits the Dutchman into place. 543 00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:15,467 It looks pretty good. 544 00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:18,167 Thank you, thank you. 545 00:25:18,167 --> 00:25:19,667 To finish off the stack, 546 00:25:19,667 --> 00:25:21,767 they set the two cantilevered beams. 547 00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:27,233 These beams will extend the roof over the porch. 548 00:25:31,667 --> 00:25:34,400 It's pretty good, actually. 549 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,167 And at the end of a long, hot day, 550 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:38,200 they head out to blow off a little steam... 551 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,167 Florida style. 552 00:25:48,433 --> 00:25:50,467 They're going on a catch and release wild hog hunt. 553 00:26:00,733 --> 00:26:01,967 We're on a hog trail. 554 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,267 Don't mind me, boys, I'm just bringing home the bacon. 555 00:26:13,733 --> 00:26:15,733 I've got battle wounds. Sherman, are you bleedin'? 556 00:26:15,733 --> 00:26:17,800 If you ain't bleedin', you didn't have no fun. 557 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:19,067 I'm having a blast 558 00:26:19,067 --> 00:26:22,433 because I'm bleeding right here, down here. 559 00:26:22,433 --> 00:26:23,933 We ain't had enough fun yet. 560 00:26:23,933 --> 00:26:25,100 We worked all day outside. 561 00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:26,533 We played all evening outside. 562 00:26:26,533 --> 00:26:28,133 But we're gonna let him go 563 00:26:28,133 --> 00:26:30,733 and tomorrow we're gonna get back to building cabins. 564 00:26:31,867 --> 00:26:32,933 That's all folks. 565 00:26:32,933 --> 00:26:36,433 We ain't had enough fun yet. 566 00:26:36,433 --> 00:26:38,167 In West Virginia, the smokehouse 567 00:26:38,167 --> 00:26:40,067 sat directly on the ground. 568 00:26:40,067 --> 00:26:43,667 But here in Florida it has to sit up on piers. 569 00:26:43,667 --> 00:26:46,200 So eventually the client will add a front porch, 570 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,600 and he has a special request. 571 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,167 I love that the smokehouse came from West Virginia. 572 00:26:51,167 --> 00:26:52,733 But it's very important to me 573 00:26:52,733 --> 00:26:54,167 that there's an element 574 00:26:54,167 --> 00:26:56,033 of Florida incorporated into it. 575 00:26:56,033 --> 00:26:58,867 So I wanna build a porch on the smokehouse 576 00:26:58,867 --> 00:27:01,200 out of local trees. 577 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,500 The pioneers built their cabins 578 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:04,600 outta trees right on their property. 579 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,900 Using Gray's trees for the porch 580 00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:09,967 is the perfect tie-in to Florida. 581 00:27:09,967 --> 00:27:13,500 So the guys head into the woods to get some local lumber. 582 00:27:13,500 --> 00:27:15,467 No sunlight in here. 583 00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:17,233 They might be a little rattlesnake though. 584 00:27:17,233 --> 00:27:18,400 Yeah. 585 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,333 Better watch your feetsies. 586 00:27:21,333 --> 00:27:23,067 That'll be some nice wood. 587 00:27:23,067 --> 00:27:25,267 What kinda pine is that? 588 00:27:25,267 --> 00:27:28,067 Reminds me of, like, a yellow pine back home. 589 00:27:28,067 --> 00:27:29,833 I don't know what they call it down here. 590 00:27:29,833 --> 00:27:31,400 Tim is a lumberjack by trade, 591 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,167 so there's pride on the line. 592 00:27:33,167 --> 00:27:34,833 How good is your aim? 593 00:27:34,833 --> 00:27:36,267 Well, I'm a put it in the general direction 594 00:27:36,267 --> 00:27:37,700 it's supposed to go. 595 00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:38,967 I put a can out there, if you can hit it, 596 00:27:38,967 --> 00:27:40,367 I'll buy you a case of beer. 597 00:27:40,367 --> 00:27:42,000 All right, well, I'll try. 598 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,133 Your flavor. 599 00:27:43,133 --> 00:27:45,267 I could sure use a case of beer. 600 00:27:45,267 --> 00:27:46,700 It's on. 601 00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:49,667 Tim is gonna try to hit a beer can with the tree. 602 00:27:49,667 --> 00:27:50,833 Right here. 603 00:27:54,867 --> 00:27:57,467 Yeah. 604 00:27:57,467 --> 00:27:59,033 Hit a homerun with that. 605 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:04,900 All right, fellers. 606 00:28:19,900 --> 00:28:22,567 Timber! 607 00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:23,933 Target down. 608 00:28:23,933 --> 00:28:25,267 I think he hit the can. 609 00:28:25,267 --> 00:28:27,333 I knocked the can over. 610 00:28:27,333 --> 00:28:29,067 Woo! 611 00:28:29,067 --> 00:28:31,333 Timber! Yeah! 612 00:28:31,333 --> 00:28:32,800 The first tree is down, 613 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,267 but the bigger tree is a bigger problem. 614 00:28:35,267 --> 00:28:37,133 It's going right through yonder. 615 00:28:37,133 --> 00:28:38,933 This is gonna be a little bit difficult here. 616 00:28:38,933 --> 00:28:40,633 This is the one that's dangerous. 617 00:28:40,633 --> 00:28:42,567 It could go any way, literally. 618 00:28:42,567 --> 00:28:43,567 Let's do it. 619 00:28:46,700 --> 00:28:48,233 It's still dangerous. 620 00:28:48,233 --> 00:28:50,300 You better be careful, that's a big tree. 621 00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:51,667 It's going. 622 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:54,533 Going back the other way. 623 00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:57,200 Going the other way, it pinched him. 624 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,700 Oh the wind getting it. 625 00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:02,100 Right as I was getting ready to finish my back cut, 626 00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:03,800 the puff of wind hit it and set it over center 627 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,933 on top of my saw and wedged her in there. 628 00:29:06,933 --> 00:29:08,467 Wind got me. 629 00:29:08,467 --> 00:29:10,033 I seen the tree coming back 630 00:29:10,033 --> 00:29:11,733 and I didn't have time to do nothing. 631 00:29:11,733 --> 00:29:14,133 Oh it's stuck. No way. 632 00:29:14,133 --> 00:29:15,067 Probably gonna come towards ya, so watch out. 633 00:29:22,267 --> 00:29:24,133 The Barnwood Builders are cutting down two trees 634 00:29:24,133 --> 00:29:27,100 to use for the bunkhouse porch. 635 00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:28,700 Timber! 636 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,167 But after cutting the front wedge of this tree, 637 00:29:34,167 --> 00:29:36,867 Tim's chainsaw is dangerously pinched in the back cut. 638 00:29:38,700 --> 00:29:40,567 Wind got me. 639 00:29:40,567 --> 00:29:42,600 She's live, boy. 640 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,400 It's live. Oh yeah. 641 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:45,467 Problem is once you get 642 00:29:45,467 --> 00:29:47,233 to that point on a tree, it's dangerous. 643 00:29:47,233 --> 00:29:50,133 It could fall any time and we're walking around. 644 00:29:50,133 --> 00:29:54,333 Wedge and a hammer. 645 00:29:54,333 --> 00:29:56,100 Using an ax as a wedge, 646 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:59,633 Sherman tries to release the saw. 647 00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:03,333 It ain't budging. 648 00:30:03,333 --> 00:30:06,733 Well, if had just one puff of wind go the other way. 649 00:30:06,733 --> 00:30:09,033 Probably never get our ax out now. 650 00:30:09,033 --> 00:30:11,400 Oh we'll get it back, we just have to have another saw. 651 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,100 Finally, Graham uses a $10 pocket saw 652 00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:15,367 to connect the two cuts. 653 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:20,200 Probably gonna come towards ya, so watch out. 654 00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:26,500 There it goes, timber! 655 00:30:31,900 --> 00:30:34,000 Woohoo! Woo! 656 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,067 Yeah, Tim! Hell yeah, baby. 657 00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:41,967 I was beginning to wonder. 658 00:30:41,967 --> 00:30:44,533 Okay, we gotta get this thing cut up and get back to work. 659 00:30:44,533 --> 00:30:45,633 All right, I'm ready. 660 00:30:47,367 --> 00:30:48,367 Build a cabin. 661 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,667 To mill these trees into flooring, 662 00:30:52,667 --> 00:30:54,267 they bring in a portable sawmill. 663 00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:08,633 All right. 664 00:31:11,467 --> 00:31:14,167 At six-quarters or an inch and a half thick, 665 00:31:14,167 --> 00:31:15,667 these two trees will yield more 666 00:31:15,667 --> 00:31:17,200 than 400 square feet 667 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,667 of long leaf pine flooring. 668 00:31:19,667 --> 00:31:20,867 That's more than enough 669 00:31:20,867 --> 00:31:24,100 to build a porch on the bunkhouse. 670 00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:25,833 That's some real good pine. 671 00:31:25,833 --> 00:31:28,900 That's pretty wood. 672 00:31:28,900 --> 00:31:30,833 Back at the jobsite, they have to level up 673 00:31:30,833 --> 00:31:33,033 the bunkhouse before they put the roof on. 674 00:31:33,033 --> 00:31:34,900 We gotta get this plate leveled up. 675 00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:36,500 I've got exactly eight foot. 676 00:31:36,500 --> 00:31:39,667 I've got 95 and a half. 677 00:31:39,667 --> 00:31:42,400 This time, Dr. Sherman uses his chainsaw 678 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,933 with surgical precision. 679 00:31:44,933 --> 00:31:45,933 There you go. 680 00:31:49,667 --> 00:31:51,067 Ninety-five and a half. 681 00:31:51,067 --> 00:31:53,733 That's what we're shooting for. 682 00:31:53,733 --> 00:31:54,733 Good to go. 683 00:31:56,233 --> 00:31:57,967 Next up: rafters. 684 00:31:57,967 --> 00:32:01,233 Each rafter pole gets an angled cut at the top, 685 00:32:01,233 --> 00:32:03,267 and a birdsmouth notch at the bottom. 686 00:32:05,300 --> 00:32:08,367 The birdsmouth notch sits on a two by four top plate. 687 00:32:20,267 --> 00:32:22,667 Last one, last rafter's going in right now. 688 00:32:25,567 --> 00:32:27,067 All right, chief, we got her. 689 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:29,800 Hit me. 690 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,200 Once the rafters are up, 691 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,867 they add an antique barnwood ceiling, 692 00:32:33,867 --> 00:32:36,167 and insulation to keep the Florida heat out. 693 00:32:41,067 --> 00:32:44,400 And just in time, Brian arrives with the metal for the roof. 694 00:32:48,767 --> 00:32:51,367 Good morning, precious. 695 00:32:51,367 --> 00:32:53,400 Is it morning? 696 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,467 I don't know what time it is, but we need that metal. 697 00:32:55,467 --> 00:32:56,467 Did you get it? 698 00:32:56,467 --> 00:32:57,900 Yeah, it's in there. 699 00:32:57,900 --> 00:32:59,600 Cut my hands all to pieces, man. 700 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,333 Did you really? 701 00:33:01,333 --> 00:33:03,633 Dude, are these your fingerprints in blood? 702 00:33:03,633 --> 00:33:04,767 Yeah. 703 00:33:04,767 --> 00:33:06,433 My blood is everywhere. 704 00:33:06,433 --> 00:33:08,867 If anybody gets killed with this stuff, 705 00:33:08,867 --> 00:33:10,600 I'm going to the penitentiary. 706 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:14,200 My DNA is all over it. 707 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,000 So please be careful. 708 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,600 Tell the men to be careful. 709 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,733 I'm way too cute to go to the penitentiary. 710 00:33:21,733 --> 00:33:24,433 You are precious. I am precious. 711 00:33:24,433 --> 00:33:25,767 And you got gloves in your back pocket. 712 00:33:25,767 --> 00:33:29,100 I have gloves in my back pocket, boss. 713 00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:31,233 All right, fellas, it's time to get the metal up there, 714 00:33:31,233 --> 00:33:32,933 and I want everybody to be careful. 715 00:33:32,933 --> 00:33:35,033 It will cut you. 716 00:33:35,033 --> 00:33:36,267 Make you bleed. 717 00:33:42,567 --> 00:33:43,733 Last one! 718 00:33:48,467 --> 00:33:49,567 Looks good. 719 00:33:49,567 --> 00:33:50,800 What do ya think, Johnny Jett? 720 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,233 Looks good. 721 00:33:52,233 --> 00:33:54,833 That'll hold back a hurricane. 722 00:33:54,833 --> 00:33:56,733 In the morning they have to put the finishing touches 723 00:33:56,733 --> 00:33:58,167 on the bunkhouse, before the client shows up. 724 00:34:05,067 --> 00:34:07,700 Yeah, this is getting close. 725 00:34:07,700 --> 00:34:09,767 The Barnwood Builders are putting the finishing touches 726 00:34:09,767 --> 00:34:12,933 on the bunkhouse before their client arrives for inspection. 727 00:34:14,167 --> 00:34:16,100 They put barnwood on the gable ends. 728 00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:20,967 And the last step is chinking. 729 00:34:20,967 --> 00:34:23,167 Chinking is 730 00:34:23,167 --> 00:34:25,767 artificial mud... 731 00:34:25,767 --> 00:34:27,900 that we put between the logs. 732 00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:29,300 Pioneers would've used clay 733 00:34:29,300 --> 00:34:32,200 and straw and horsehair. 734 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:36,133 When it comes to chinking, Johnny is the king. 735 00:34:36,133 --> 00:34:39,567 It's, uh, slow, tedious work. 736 00:34:39,567 --> 00:34:42,467 And I like slow. 737 00:34:42,467 --> 00:34:45,367 I'm 65, slow is just fine with me. 738 00:34:45,367 --> 00:34:47,667 But Sherman wants to get the bunkhouse looking good 739 00:34:47,667 --> 00:34:49,167 before the client gets here. 740 00:34:49,167 --> 00:34:51,367 Johnny, you done? 741 00:34:51,367 --> 00:34:52,467 Pretty near it. 742 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:53,800 Hurry up. 743 00:35:01,367 --> 00:35:03,167 Johnny finishes just as the client, 744 00:35:03,167 --> 00:35:04,700 Gray Drummond, shows up. 745 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,933 Well, he's coming. 746 00:35:08,933 --> 00:35:10,900 And Gray has brought the real clients. 747 00:35:14,333 --> 00:35:15,533 Say hello to Mr. Mark. 748 00:35:15,533 --> 00:35:17,167 Hi. Hi. 749 00:35:17,167 --> 00:35:19,900 Seven year old Elle, four year old Kate, 750 00:35:19,900 --> 00:35:21,333 and Gray's wife Marjorie. 751 00:35:21,333 --> 00:35:22,600 Well, good, I can't wait 752 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,000 to show y'all what we've been doing. 753 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,667 Let's go, let's go. 754 00:35:26,667 --> 00:35:29,067 The last one to the smokehouse-- 755 00:35:29,067 --> 00:35:31,567 The last one to the smokehouse is a rotten egg. 756 00:35:31,567 --> 00:35:32,633 Ready? 757 00:35:32,633 --> 00:35:34,433 On your mark, get set, what? 758 00:35:37,367 --> 00:35:38,767 Okay. 759 00:35:38,767 --> 00:35:40,433 Welcome to our smokehouse. 760 00:35:42,933 --> 00:35:44,833 Some of the boards that are on the ceiling in this, 761 00:35:44,833 --> 00:35:46,600 and some of the logs that are in here, 762 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,533 no longer grow. 763 00:35:48,533 --> 00:35:51,367 The species has died. 764 00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:53,167 Like dinosaurs, they're extinct. 765 00:35:53,167 --> 00:35:54,733 They no longer exist. 766 00:35:54,733 --> 00:35:58,200 And so this little smokehouse is really special. 767 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:01,133 And I'm glad you get to get it. 768 00:36:01,133 --> 00:36:03,633 So, what do you girls think? 769 00:36:03,633 --> 00:36:06,767 I love it. Do you? Good. 770 00:36:06,767 --> 00:36:08,200 They're gonna have some fun in here, I know. 771 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:09,233 Good. Thanks, Mark. 772 00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:10,233 Hey, no problem, man. 773 00:36:10,233 --> 00:36:11,600 This has been a lot of fun. 774 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,467 You know, I love the smokehouse. 775 00:36:13,467 --> 00:36:16,100 But more importantly, I want my girls to love it. 776 00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:18,033 And hopefully one day they'll pass it down to their kids. 777 00:36:24,067 --> 00:36:26,567 On the way home from Florida, Mark and Brian 778 00:36:26,567 --> 00:36:29,567 stop off to visit another one of their bunkhouse projects 779 00:36:29,567 --> 00:36:31,167 that has just been completed. 780 00:36:31,167 --> 00:36:33,033 Oh my gosh, that is awesome. 781 00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:43,700 Now that the Florida bunkhouse is stacked 782 00:36:43,700 --> 00:36:45,967 and ready for campers, 783 00:36:45,967 --> 00:36:48,700 Mark and Brian stop off to see another bunkhouse 784 00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:51,600 they worked on last year, in West Virginia. 785 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,233 After they stacked these logs, 786 00:36:53,233 --> 00:36:55,200 their clients, the Petreccia family, 787 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:56,367 finished the bunkhouse 788 00:36:56,367 --> 00:36:58,133 with wood from their own property. 789 00:36:58,133 --> 00:37:01,100 I haven't been here since it's been completed. 790 00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:02,300 That's nice. 791 00:37:02,300 --> 00:37:03,500 Oh man, look at that. 792 00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:05,200 Trout stream off the front porch. 793 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,800 Oh my gosh, that is awesome. 794 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,133 That is beautiful. 795 00:37:10,133 --> 00:37:12,300 Yeah, we're pleased. We're pleased, we love it. 796 00:37:12,300 --> 00:37:13,967 It looks a little different the last time you saw it, huh? 797 00:37:13,967 --> 00:37:15,467 It does look different. 798 00:37:15,467 --> 00:37:17,267 They cut every piece of board, 799 00:37:17,267 --> 00:37:19,133 that you're seeing that's not antique. 800 00:37:19,133 --> 00:37:22,400 All the wood, all the wood came from the property. 801 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:23,900 Everything came from this ground, yeah. 802 00:37:23,900 --> 00:37:25,433 All the stone, all the wood. 803 00:37:25,433 --> 00:37:27,433 This is the quintessential 804 00:37:27,433 --> 00:37:29,867 Antique Cabins & Barns product right here. 805 00:37:29,867 --> 00:37:33,200 So we reclaimed the logs, and do our magic, 806 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,100 and then you guys take pride enough to, you know, 807 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:39,200 harvest your own timber and craft a building like this. 808 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:40,600 This is just perfect. 809 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,067 I love it, I love it. 810 00:37:42,067 --> 00:37:43,500 What're you gonna use this for? 811 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:45,300 Kids. Bunkhouse for the kids. 812 00:37:45,300 --> 00:37:46,433 Bunkhouse for the kids, it's perfect. 813 00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:48,400 Do they love it? Oh they do. 814 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:51,567 Good. Somebody left a tag on one of the beams, boss. 815 00:37:51,567 --> 00:37:53,700 Yeah, that's for effect. 816 00:37:53,700 --> 00:37:55,500 Is that for effect? 817 00:37:55,500 --> 00:37:57,400 Just like the one in Florida, 818 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,433 this bunkhouse was built in the smokehouse style 819 00:38:00,433 --> 00:38:02,567 with wide logs, narrow gaps, 820 00:38:02,567 --> 00:38:05,367 and cantilevered beams to cover the porch. 821 00:38:05,367 --> 00:38:07,567 I can't wait to see inside of it. 822 00:38:07,567 --> 00:38:08,633 Well, come on in, check it out. 823 00:38:08,633 --> 00:38:09,800 Tell us what you think. 824 00:38:12,833 --> 00:38:15,200 This place is awesome. 825 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:16,867 Mercy sakes. 826 00:38:16,867 --> 00:38:18,000 I'm glad you like it. 827 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,633 Man, you just made it so nice. 828 00:38:19,633 --> 00:38:21,533 The kids must love these bunks. 829 00:38:21,533 --> 00:38:22,867 Yeah, they certainly do. 830 00:38:22,867 --> 00:38:23,867 Does this work? 831 00:38:23,867 --> 00:38:25,833 It does. 832 00:38:25,833 --> 00:38:27,633 I don't--I think it's gotta have some-- 833 00:38:27,633 --> 00:38:29,133 Trees came from the property. 834 00:38:29,133 --> 00:38:31,467 It's perfect; I think it can handle you. 835 00:38:31,467 --> 00:38:33,067 I don't know. 836 00:38:33,067 --> 00:38:34,333 This is perfect. 837 00:38:34,333 --> 00:38:35,967 No better place to wake up. 838 00:38:35,967 --> 00:38:38,733 Check out the beam up there too. 839 00:38:38,733 --> 00:38:42,300 Oh man, that's a solid-- that's a hunk off of a tree. 840 00:38:42,300 --> 00:38:43,967 That's a hunk off a tree. 841 00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:45,567 No better way to describe your work 842 00:38:45,567 --> 00:38:48,033 than that's a hunk off a tree. 843 00:38:48,033 --> 00:38:50,567 It's kind of a modern take on an old building. 844 00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:52,000 I love it. 845 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,767 That's exactly what we wanted, what we were looking for. 846 00:38:53,767 --> 00:38:55,533 It's a really hard balance. 847 00:38:55,533 --> 00:38:58,500 You still wanna maintain the integrity of the log cabin, 848 00:38:58,500 --> 00:39:00,167 and the rustic feel. 849 00:39:00,167 --> 00:39:02,167 It feels very original. Yeah. 850 00:39:02,167 --> 00:39:03,333 It's comfortable. 851 00:39:03,333 --> 00:39:05,100 It is very comfortable. 852 00:39:05,100 --> 00:39:06,833 It's like a little tree house. 853 00:39:06,833 --> 00:39:09,833 It is, it feels like a tree house meets old world 854 00:39:09,833 --> 00:39:13,567 meets just some cool stuff in West Virginia. 855 00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:15,233 Is what it feels like. 856 00:39:15,233 --> 00:39:16,767 We actually like sleeping in here as well. 857 00:39:16,767 --> 00:39:18,100 Yeah. Do you? 858 00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:19,333 You stay in here? Yeah. 859 00:39:19,333 --> 00:39:20,500 We've had a couple campouts. 860 00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:21,567 This place is so nice. 861 00:39:21,567 --> 00:39:23,600 I would like to just sit and stay. 862 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,600 Wait a minute, don't get too used to staying here though. 863 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:26,600 Okay. 864 00:39:28,333 --> 00:39:30,167 I love when we give a barn a whole new life 865 00:39:30,167 --> 00:39:31,600 and a whole new family. 866 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:34,100 The Petreccia kids, they love their bunkhouse. 867 00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:35,533 And I know Gray Drummond's daughters 868 00:39:35,533 --> 00:39:38,333 are gonna love the one in Florida. 869 00:39:38,333 --> 00:39:40,667 They got a little bit of a smokehouse, 870 00:39:40,667 --> 00:39:42,133 they got half of a barn, 871 00:39:42,133 --> 00:39:43,467 a whole lot of West Virginia, 872 00:39:43,467 --> 00:39:44,633 and they even got a little Florida in there, 873 00:39:44,633 --> 00:39:45,700 which we love. 874 00:39:45,700 --> 00:39:46,700 Timber! 875 00:39:52,233 --> 00:39:54,000 Those girls are gonna enjoy that bunkhouse 876 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,200 for years and years. 877 00:39:57,333 --> 00:39:58,700 And that's what makes all this worthwhile. 877 00:39:59,305 --> 00:40:59,198