"Barnwood Builders" Building Fort Barnwood

1 00:00:01,901 --> 00:00:02,971 ALEX: Say what? 2 00:00:02,971 --> 00:00:07,001 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLet’s drink a coffee. Yeah, buddy. 3 00:00:07,001 --> 00:00:11,611 \h\h\h\h\h\h Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton. 4 00:00:11,611 --> 00:00:14,711 \h\hWe ain’t got no cotton, do we? 5 00:00:14,711 --> 00:00:16,951 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: The Boneyard challenge is on. 6 00:00:16,951 --> 00:00:19,051 MARK: All right, this is like \h\h\h\h\hthe "Family Feud." 7 00:00:19,051 --> 00:00:20,821 NARRATOR: They’re building \h\h\h\h\h\hFort Barnwood. 8 00:00:20,821 --> 00:00:22,151 I think that’s a great idea. 9 00:00:22,151 --> 00:00:24,721 NARRATOR: On this mission, they’ll battle the cold... 10 00:00:24,721 --> 00:00:26,261 My pickles are frozen. 11 00:00:26,261 --> 00:00:27,891 \hSomebody turn that wind off. 12 00:00:27,891 --> 00:00:29,491 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: ...create complex strategies... 13 00:00:29,491 --> 00:00:30,861 \h\h\hI forgot all about that. 14 00:00:30,861 --> 00:00:33,831 \h\h\h...and deploy all kinds of gear. 15 00:00:33,831 --> 00:00:36,101 But when these guys face \ha challenge together... 16 00:00:36,101 --> 00:00:37,671 I’ll cover you! Go, go! 17 00:00:37,671 --> 00:00:39,571 \h\h...it’s always a whole lot of fun. 18 00:00:39,571 --> 00:00:41,841 Y’all want a break dance war? \h\h\h\hA little top rocket? 19 00:00:44,271 --> 00:00:45,541 NARRATOR: 200 years ago, 20 00:00:45,541 --> 00:00:48,511 \h\h\hthe American pioneers built their barns by hand. 21 00:00:49,711 --> 00:00:53,221 \h\h\h\h\h\hMark Bowe gives these old barns new lives. 22 00:00:55,421 --> 00:00:57,651 Saving history is tough work. 23 00:00:57,651 --> 00:01:01,361 So Mark has put together \h\h\h\hone tough crew -- 24 00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:03,191 Sherman, 25 00:01:03,191 --> 00:01:05,161 Tim, 26 00:01:05,161 --> 00:01:07,331 Graham, 27 00:01:07,331 --> 00:01:09,331 and Johnny Jett. 28 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:17,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 29 00:01:27,581 --> 00:01:32,221 This is the Boneyard, home to pioneer logs 30 00:01:32,221 --> 00:01:34,661 \h\h\h\hand a sacred site where men earn the right 31 00:01:34,661 --> 00:01:36,661 to call themselves a Barnwood Builder. 32 00:01:37,991 --> 00:01:40,531 This place is a proving ground. 33 00:01:40,531 --> 00:01:44,201 \h\hEvery year, Mark lays down a creative Boneyard challenge. 34 00:01:44,901 --> 00:01:47,541 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThis time, it’s in the dead of winter, 35 00:01:47,541 --> 00:01:49,771 \h\h\htesting the mettle of his battle-ready crew 36 00:01:49,771 --> 00:01:52,411 with something fun. 37 00:01:52,411 --> 00:01:54,011 MARK: I’ve always wanted \h\h\h\hto build a fort. 38 00:01:54,641 --> 00:01:56,181 JOHNNY: Yeah, yeah. \h\h\h\h\hBe great. 39 00:01:56,181 --> 00:01:58,221 \hYeah, that’d look nice, too. 40 00:01:58,221 --> 00:02:00,481 Yeah, I mean, that would be \h\h\hpretty cool, I think. 41 00:02:00,481 --> 00:02:01,491 Something we haven’t done. 42 00:02:01,491 --> 00:02:02,751 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTIM: I think that’s a great idea. 43 00:02:02,751 --> 00:02:05,261 \hBuild, like, a little cantilevered building. 44 00:02:05,261 --> 00:02:07,791 \h\hThe forts I’ve built weren’t made out of logs, 45 00:02:07,791 --> 00:02:09,931 just sticks and stuff. 46 00:02:09,931 --> 00:02:12,061 \hWhen you was a kid or when you was in the military? 47 00:02:12,061 --> 00:02:13,501 \h\h\h\hBoth. 48 00:02:13,501 --> 00:02:14,801 \h\h\h\h\hGot hit with rocks a lot. 49 00:02:17,531 --> 00:02:19,471 NARRATOR: Real log forts \h\hwere a critical part 50 00:02:19,471 --> 00:02:22,941 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hof survival on the American frontier. 51 00:02:22,941 --> 00:02:25,941 \hMany of these structures had a unique, cantilevered design. 52 00:02:27,081 --> 00:02:30,281 \h\h\h\h\hA wider top gave the pioneers an advantage. 53 00:02:30,281 --> 00:02:32,681 \h\h\h\hIt made the fort more difficult to breach. 54 00:02:34,181 --> 00:02:37,921 \h\hBut building Fort Barnwood all depends on what’s in stock. 55 00:02:37,921 --> 00:02:40,061 MARK: Well, let’s spread out. We’ve got to measure two things. 56 00:02:40,061 --> 00:02:42,161 We’ve got to measure the length, 57 00:02:43,091 --> 00:02:48,471 the width, the thickness, and how many. 58 00:02:48,471 --> 00:02:50,301 \h\h\h\h\h\h-Two things. -Those are the two things 59 00:02:50,301 --> 00:02:53,501 that we’ve got to do. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-Two. 60 00:02:53,501 --> 00:02:55,071 MARK: We’re just gonna have \h\hto work twice as hard. 61 00:02:55,071 --> 00:02:56,211 \h\h\h\h\h\hALEX: Count my fingers. 62 00:02:59,681 --> 00:03:02,311 \hLet’s split up sides of the yard 63 00:03:02,311 --> 00:03:04,511 Four corners. 64 00:03:04,511 --> 00:03:07,381 So, as a kid, have you ever \htaken a couple of chairs 65 00:03:07,381 --> 00:03:10,321 \h\hand put a sheet over it and built yourself a fort? 66 00:03:10,321 --> 00:03:11,591 That’s what we’re gonna do. 67 00:03:11,591 --> 00:03:13,861 \h\h\h\h\h\hBut now we’re adults and we know how to use our hands 68 00:03:13,861 --> 00:03:16,131 \h\hand we got a lot of inventory of logs. 69 00:03:16,131 --> 00:03:17,961 We’ll have some fun \hthis week, baby. 70 00:03:17,961 --> 00:03:19,901 All right, let’s measure \h\h\hthese logs right here 71 00:03:19,901 --> 00:03:21,161 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand see what we’ve got in here. 72 00:03:21,161 --> 00:03:23,131 \hNARRATOR: The first phase of this Boneyard challenge 73 00:03:23,131 --> 00:03:25,101 is finding the right logs. 74 00:03:25,101 --> 00:03:26,171 Gonna lose too much. 75 00:03:26,171 --> 00:03:27,901 Yeah, that’s too long \h\h\h\h\ha log, there. 76 00:03:27,901 --> 00:03:29,811 There’s a whole lot of inventory here, 77 00:03:29,811 --> 00:03:30,911 but most of it 78 00:03:30,911 --> 00:03:33,081 \hneeds to be saved for Mark’s clients. 79 00:03:33,081 --> 00:03:37,511 So, what I’ve got here is a log that has, you know, 80 00:03:37,511 --> 00:03:39,881 \h\h\h\hthis has got a 16-inch face on it 81 00:03:39,881 --> 00:03:43,091 and the thickness \h\his almost 7. 82 00:03:43,991 --> 00:03:45,661 That’s good enough \hfor a log house. 83 00:03:45,661 --> 00:03:48,361 \h\h\h\hThat’s stuff we build cabins out of. 84 00:03:48,361 --> 00:03:52,331 The other things, over here, they’re a little bit thinner 85 00:03:52,331 --> 00:03:56,901 \h\h\h\hand the faces aren’t nearly as big. 86 00:03:56,901 --> 00:04:00,241 \h\h\hThis log here is about 5 and a half inches thick 87 00:04:00,241 --> 00:04:02,571 \h\h\h\hand the face of it is only about 8 inches, 88 00:04:02,571 --> 00:04:05,311 and that’s what we’re trying \h\hto build this fort out of. 89 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:08,651 \h\h\h-18’s and 17’s in here. -Right here is the 18 footers 90 00:04:08,651 --> 00:04:10,181 and these are 6s. 91 00:04:10,181 --> 00:04:12,781 -We got 7 here. -6 and a half. 92 00:04:12,781 --> 00:04:17,191 -We got 9 down here. -A lot of variables. 93 00:04:17,191 --> 00:04:18,561 MARK: Well, let’s see \hhow the other guys 94 00:04:18,561 --> 00:04:22,591 are making out over there, see what they got cooking. 95 00:04:22,591 --> 00:04:24,461 -It’s gonna be cold today. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-I know. 96 00:04:24,461 --> 00:04:26,531 \h\hMARK: You want to borrow a jacket? 97 00:04:27,501 --> 00:04:30,001 All right, this is like \h\hthe "Family Feud." 98 00:04:30,001 --> 00:04:31,901 What’s your answer? 99 00:04:31,901 --> 00:04:33,541 I’d say you got plenty \h\h\h\h\h\hto build one. 100 00:04:33,541 --> 00:04:35,041 \hOkay. Thickness, what do you think? 101 00:04:35,041 --> 00:04:36,611 \h\h\h\hThickness, I’d say you’re gonna have to go 102 00:04:36,611 --> 00:04:39,111 from, like, 6 to 7 and a half. 103 00:04:39,111 --> 00:04:40,641 Perfect. \h\h\h\hThat’s what we got. 104 00:04:40,641 --> 00:04:41,881 We can work with that. 105 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:44,581 We could build another one \h\h\hout of bigger faces, 106 00:04:44,581 --> 00:04:47,051 but we should save those \h\h\h\h\h\hfor a house. 107 00:04:47,051 --> 00:04:49,121 We found drip logs, too. 108 00:04:49,121 --> 00:04:50,421 Yeah. 109 00:04:50,421 --> 00:04:52,161 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hHe done got you saying the word "drip logs." 110 00:04:52,161 --> 00:04:54,161 We found top plates. 111 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:55,891 ALEX: Well, we found \h\h\h\h\hdrip logs. 112 00:04:55,891 --> 00:04:59,961 We found two of them. 113 00:04:59,961 --> 00:05:01,831 So, let’s get the logs out, 114 00:05:01,831 --> 00:05:03,771 let’s get the foundation \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin place. 115 00:05:03,771 --> 00:05:06,241 This is as good a spot as any. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAll right. 116 00:05:06,501 --> 00:05:09,171 \hWe’re the go team, they’re the no team. 117 00:05:09,171 --> 00:05:12,441 Ooh. 118 00:05:12,441 --> 00:05:15,681 Y’all want a breakdance war? \h\h\h\h\h\hLittle top rock? 119 00:05:15,681 --> 00:05:18,081 A dance-off? My crew \hagainst your crew. 120 00:05:18,081 --> 00:05:20,221 \hYeah, yeah, yeah. Let’s get to work. 121 00:05:20,221 --> 00:05:22,291 \h\h\h\h\h-Leave me out. -He’s been going all day. 122 00:05:24,751 --> 00:05:26,521 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hLet’s have a beard-growing contest. 123 00:05:26,521 --> 00:05:28,191 Yeah. 124 00:05:28,191 --> 00:05:29,691 \h\h\h\h\hHey, Johnny, you run the yellow one. 125 00:05:32,901 --> 00:05:34,361 \h\h\h\h\hSo, we need two different piles. 126 00:05:35,031 --> 00:05:37,071 \hThis is the "yes," meaning we’re going to build with it 127 00:05:37,071 --> 00:05:38,871 and this is the "no," meaning 128 00:05:38,871 --> 00:05:40,501 we’re not going to use it \h\h\h\h\hthis go around. 129 00:05:41,171 --> 00:05:43,771 \h\h\h-I want those, for sure. -Where do you want to put them? 130 00:05:43,771 --> 00:05:44,941 \h\h\h\hOver in front of the timber frame? 131 00:05:44,941 --> 00:05:46,841 -Yep. 132 00:05:52,151 --> 00:05:56,821 That’s a "no," man. \h\hThat’s a "no." 133 00:05:56,821 --> 00:05:58,791 Those are nice logs. 134 00:05:58,791 --> 00:06:01,421 NARRATOR: With so much inventory to shuffle around, 135 00:06:01,421 --> 00:06:03,891 they need every machine \h\h\h\h\hthey’ve got, 136 00:06:03,891 --> 00:06:06,301 \h\hand that means they need to recruit another operator. 137 00:06:07,031 --> 00:06:09,231 How’d you like to learn to be good on the new stuff? 138 00:06:09,231 --> 00:06:13,301 That way, in 10 years, you’ll be great on the old stuff. 139 00:06:13,301 --> 00:06:15,611 Yeah. Yeah, I can \hrun something. 140 00:06:15,611 --> 00:06:17,611 \h\hWhat do you want me to run? 141 00:06:19,181 --> 00:06:20,681 \h\h\hThe skidsteer is all that’s left. 142 00:06:21,211 --> 00:06:22,751 \hCan you run a skidsteer? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah. 143 00:06:22,751 --> 00:06:24,581 All right. 144 00:06:31,621 --> 00:06:34,061 TIM: Yeah, I’m kind of out \h\hof my realm right here. 145 00:06:34,061 --> 00:06:35,791 I’m not very good on this. 146 00:06:35,791 --> 00:06:37,231 There’s a 100-foot limit 147 00:06:37,231 --> 00:06:40,061 \haround this safety barrier right now, and you’re in it. 148 00:06:42,371 --> 00:06:45,071 That’s a smart move. \h\h\h\h\hSmart move. 149 00:06:48,711 --> 00:06:50,711 \h\h\hThere’s a reason I don’t run equipment. 150 00:06:53,111 --> 00:06:54,611 Well, you’re getting ready \h\h\h\h\hto figure it out. 151 00:06:58,521 --> 00:07:00,281 MARK: The thing about it is -- \h\hwhen you’re working around 152 00:07:00,281 --> 00:07:03,951 a lot of these heavy timbers -- if you don’t know the operator, 153 00:07:03,951 --> 00:07:06,491 then you better be careful. 154 00:07:06,491 --> 00:07:08,991 Hey, Graham, you got the safety briefing. 155 00:07:08,991 --> 00:07:11,031 \hYou know I ain’t very good at this. 156 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:12,831 I think Tim’s doing a good job at that. 157 00:07:13,701 --> 00:07:15,671 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hTim’s doing great on this equipment, by the way. 158 00:07:16,371 --> 00:07:19,471 \h\hSometimes, I think Tim just says he can’t do stuff 159 00:07:19,471 --> 00:07:20,671 so he don’t have to do stuff. 160 00:07:22,741 --> 00:07:24,741 Whoa, ho! 161 00:07:25,481 --> 00:07:26,981 I spoke too soon about Tim. 162 00:07:28,651 --> 00:07:31,111 Okay, come on. 163 00:07:31,111 --> 00:07:32,521 All right. 164 00:07:32,521 --> 00:07:34,151 TIM: Years ago, I was pretty \hgood at handling equipment. 165 00:07:34,151 --> 00:07:35,491 Mark put me on anything. 166 00:07:35,491 --> 00:07:38,051 But it just takes a little time \h\h\h\h\hback in the cockpit, 167 00:07:38,051 --> 00:07:40,161 you know what I’m saying? 168 00:07:40,161 --> 00:07:44,631 I don’t want passengers yet. 169 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:47,631 NARRATOR: They’ve got the logs, \h\h\h\h\hnow they need a plan. 170 00:07:49,201 --> 00:07:51,131 \h\hALEX: Mark wants me to draw the fort, here. 171 00:07:53,641 --> 00:07:56,571 \h\h\hOne of my favorite things about working for Mark Bowe is, 172 00:07:56,571 --> 00:07:59,411 is he really wants you \h\h\h\hto be creative 173 00:07:59,411 --> 00:08:00,811 when you’re doing something. 174 00:08:00,811 --> 00:08:04,211 I love the fact that when I come to work, 175 00:08:04,211 --> 00:08:09,091 \h\hmy opinion matters, my creativity matters. 176 00:08:09,091 --> 00:08:12,421 Mark cares about that \h\hbecause he knows 177 00:08:12,421 --> 00:08:14,721 \h\hhe can’t come up with every idea in the world. 178 00:08:16,691 --> 00:08:19,161 So, let’s see what I can \h\h\hcome up with, here. 179 00:08:19,731 --> 00:08:22,471 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: The base of Fort Barnwood \hwill be 12 feet square 180 00:08:22,471 --> 00:08:24,631 and run nine courses high. 181 00:08:24,631 --> 00:08:29,111 They’ll add 16-foot cantilevered logs to support the upper half 182 00:08:29,111 --> 00:08:31,911 and finish off the fort \h\h\h\h\hwith rafters. 183 00:08:31,911 --> 00:08:32,911 Man, this is gonna \hbe fun, ain’t it? 184 00:08:32,911 --> 00:08:33,911 Yeah. 185 00:08:33,911 --> 00:08:35,081 \h\h\hYeah, I like this kind of stuff. 186 00:08:35,081 --> 00:08:36,251 Me too, man. 187 00:08:38,951 --> 00:08:42,351 Alex’s plan becomes the guide \hto lay out the foundation. 188 00:08:42,351 --> 00:08:44,221 4 foot 7 and a half. 189 00:08:44,221 --> 00:08:46,161 \h\hNARRATOR: And before they can start notching, 190 00:08:46,161 --> 00:08:47,691 these logs need a good cleaning. 191 00:08:49,431 --> 00:08:51,731 \hTIM: Man, I’ll tell you what, that things duller than a fro. 192 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:55,061 JOHNNY: I’m telling you. 193 00:08:55,061 --> 00:08:57,131 \hWell, that ain’t gonna cut nothing. 194 00:08:57,131 --> 00:08:59,071 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDo you think you could tune them up a little bit, Alex? 195 00:08:59,071 --> 00:09:00,741 Yeah, I can go sharpen them on the wheel there. 196 00:09:02,541 --> 00:09:06,111 \h\h\hThis stone come from the schoolhouse, 197 00:09:06,111 --> 00:09:07,741 the one-room schoolhouse. 198 00:09:07,741 --> 00:09:09,981 Sherman found it in there. 199 00:09:12,021 --> 00:09:16,191 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: When the guys took down \hthe log schoolhouse, 200 00:09:16,191 --> 00:09:19,061 they found all sorts \h\h\h\hof treasures, 201 00:09:19,061 --> 00:09:21,091 including this old grind stone. 202 00:09:21,091 --> 00:09:25,091 SHERMAN: An old grinder made out of a piece of sandstone, 203 00:09:25,701 --> 00:09:27,861 carved into a wheel. 204 00:09:27,861 --> 00:09:29,931 It’s so cool. 205 00:09:29,931 --> 00:09:31,971 NARRATOR: They brought it back \h\h\h\h\h\h\hto the Boneyard, 206 00:09:31,971 --> 00:09:33,901 and Alex gave it a new life. 207 00:09:33,901 --> 00:09:37,141 \h\h\h\h\hI took what I had and made this for Sherman, 208 00:09:37,141 --> 00:09:40,511 and everything’s wood pegged -- \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwood dowels. 209 00:09:40,511 --> 00:09:43,151 I turned all the dowels \h\h\h\h\hdown myself, 210 00:09:43,151 --> 00:09:46,451 mortise and tenon \h\hall the ends. 211 00:09:46,451 --> 00:09:51,291 The water basically lubricates \hthe sandstone and the metal. 212 00:09:52,961 --> 00:09:54,691 We’ll see if we can’t \hput an edge back on 213 00:09:54,691 --> 00:09:56,461 some of these draw knives. 214 00:10:14,411 --> 00:10:17,781 Kind of like an old treadmill -- real old. 215 00:10:18,581 --> 00:10:22,121 And it is a workout, \h\hlet me tell you. 216 00:10:22,121 --> 00:10:24,191 Hard to believe people pay money to go to the gym, ain’t it? 217 00:10:26,021 --> 00:10:30,891 Yeah, I think that’s gonna \h\hbe sharper than it was. 218 00:10:30,891 --> 00:10:33,131 \h\hTry them out and see if they work any better. 219 00:10:33,131 --> 00:10:34,501 JOHNNY: There you go, my bud. 220 00:10:37,701 --> 00:10:40,341 Oh, my goodness. 221 00:10:40,341 --> 00:10:42,041 \h\h\hTIM: It’s like he bought new ones while he was gone. 222 00:10:43,541 --> 00:10:45,311 That’s a big difference. 223 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:47,381 I’ll say he done \h\h\ha fine job. 224 00:10:47,381 --> 00:10:48,541 Excellent. 225 00:10:48,541 --> 00:10:51,981 Yeah, them things are almost factory edge on them. 226 00:10:53,881 --> 00:10:56,591 MARK: A square plus B square \h\h\h\h\h\hequals C square. 227 00:10:56,591 --> 00:10:58,051 They way you get it square 228 00:10:58,051 --> 00:11:00,821 is to check that hypotenuse \h\h\h\h\h\hon that angle. 229 00:11:00,821 --> 00:11:02,031 The hypotenuse? 230 00:11:02,031 --> 00:11:03,591 \hYeah, I seen it cross the creek a while ago. 231 00:11:08,751 --> 00:11:10,881 Somebody turn that wind off. 232 00:11:13,551 --> 00:11:15,591 It’s a little chilly. 233 00:11:17,491 --> 00:11:19,361 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: It’s winter in West Virginia, 234 00:11:19,361 --> 00:11:23,831 \h\hbut in spite of the cold, the Boneyard challenge is on. 235 00:11:23,831 --> 00:11:25,101 MARK: We’re gonna \h\hbuild a fort. 236 00:11:25,101 --> 00:11:27,071 I mean, we’ve been thinking \h\h\habout building forts 237 00:11:27,071 --> 00:11:28,271 since we were kids. 238 00:11:28,271 --> 00:11:30,401 And if you look back in history, 239 00:11:30,401 --> 00:11:32,801 \h\h\h\h\hthere’s what’s called block houses and there’s forts. 240 00:11:32,801 --> 00:11:34,811 \h\h\h\hWe’ve seen them in the various places we’ve traveled, 241 00:11:34,811 --> 00:11:36,141 \h\h\h\hso now we get to have a little fun 242 00:11:36,141 --> 00:11:37,241 and build our own. 243 00:11:39,181 --> 00:11:42,151 NARRATOR: Fort Barnwood will \h\hstart with a 12-foot base 244 00:11:42,151 --> 00:11:44,651 and cantilever out \h\h\h\hto 16 feet. 245 00:11:46,721 --> 00:11:48,191 \h\h\hThe way an old log fort’s designed, 246 00:11:48,191 --> 00:11:50,591 it’s smaller on the bottom \h\hand bigger on the top. 247 00:11:50,591 --> 00:11:53,061 That way, the people couldn’t get up and then climb around 248 00:11:53,061 --> 00:11:54,561 into the top section. 249 00:11:54,561 --> 00:11:56,701 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSomething unique, something we’ve not done before. 250 00:11:56,701 --> 00:11:58,131 It’s gonna be fun. 251 00:11:58,131 --> 00:12:00,901 \hNARRATOR: But it’s not easy having fun when its freezing. 252 00:12:00,901 --> 00:12:01,971 MARK: We’ll fight through the cold 253 00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:03,801 \h\hif it’s something we really want to do. 254 00:12:03,801 --> 00:12:05,401 \h\hAnd building this fort and getting to be creative, 255 00:12:05,401 --> 00:12:07,071 it’s what we want to do this week. 256 00:12:07,841 --> 00:12:10,181 NARRATOR: Right now, they need \h\h\hto cut their first logs. 257 00:12:10,781 --> 00:12:13,241 \h\hI’m cutting this log down closer to 12 foot 3, 258 00:12:13,241 --> 00:12:14,611 which is the length \hof our building. 259 00:12:23,661 --> 00:12:25,061 \h\h\h\h\h\hComing in hot, you’d better watch out. 260 00:12:25,821 --> 00:12:27,231 No brakes. 261 00:12:27,231 --> 00:12:30,501 -Get your foot off the gas. -Get your foot off the gas. 262 00:12:30,501 --> 00:12:32,501 \h\h\h\h\hWhat I want to do, this is gonna be our starter log. 263 00:12:32,501 --> 00:12:33,631 All right. 264 00:12:33,631 --> 00:12:34,931 So, I just want to cut \h\hthis 10 inches tall. 265 00:12:34,931 --> 00:12:37,371 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOkay. All our starters’ll be 10. 266 00:12:37,371 --> 00:12:39,071 Yeah. 267 00:12:39,071 --> 00:12:40,671 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: They cut the sill logs flat 268 00:12:40,671 --> 00:12:43,311 \h\h\h\hto sit flush on the foundation... 269 00:12:49,911 --> 00:12:52,221 ...notch the tops... 270 00:12:56,021 --> 00:12:57,921 ...and deliver them to the foundation. 271 00:12:57,921 --> 00:13:00,031 Good to go, Graham. 272 00:13:06,161 --> 00:13:08,231 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCome out even with your block, Johnny. 273 00:13:11,041 --> 00:13:14,211 MARK: Oh, this is the fun part. \h\h\hMagic’s about to happen. 274 00:13:14,211 --> 00:13:16,741 JOHNNY: All right, 3 and a half \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hinches out of square. 275 00:13:17,281 --> 00:13:18,381 Which way? 276 00:13:18,381 --> 00:13:19,881 Needs to go this way, it looks like. 277 00:13:19,881 --> 00:13:22,651 What do you got now? 278 00:13:22,651 --> 00:13:24,451 17’ 2 1/2". 279 00:13:24,451 --> 00:13:29,151 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h17’ 2 1/2". Now let’s get 12 foot here. 280 00:13:29,151 --> 00:13:30,661 Actually, it’d be 12 foot 3. 281 00:13:31,691 --> 00:13:34,361 \hMARK: So, when you’re squaring up a building, 282 00:13:34,361 --> 00:13:36,631 you have to measure... 283 00:13:36,631 --> 00:13:39,731 we want 12 foot this way, 284 00:13:39,731 --> 00:13:43,171 so that needs to be 12, \hthis needs to be 12. 285 00:13:43,171 --> 00:13:44,841 And the only way to make sure \h\h\h\h\hthat this building 286 00:13:44,841 --> 00:13:47,141 \his square is, you have to measure this diagonal 287 00:13:47,141 --> 00:13:48,971 and you have to measure \h\h\h\h\hthis diagonal. 288 00:13:48,971 --> 00:13:53,781 \h\hAnd if you do your math, you would have this A square 289 00:13:53,781 --> 00:13:56,681 plus B square equals C square. 290 00:13:56,681 --> 00:13:58,981 So, part of this \h\his geometry. 291 00:13:59,621 --> 00:14:00,791 Geometry? 292 00:14:00,791 --> 00:14:04,361 \h\h\h\hYeah. That’s geometrically accurate. 293 00:14:04,361 --> 00:14:06,021 And then, sometimes, you find a rock 294 00:14:06,021 --> 00:14:08,991 and it’s got geometry in it, too, if it’s ancient. 295 00:14:10,201 --> 00:14:13,231 \h\h\h\h-Maybe geology. -Let’s get that again. 296 00:14:13,231 --> 00:14:14,971 JOHNNY: 17’ 1 3/4". 297 00:14:15,801 --> 00:14:17,671 MARK: Shoot. 298 00:14:17,671 --> 00:14:20,341 \hAnybody looking closer than that’s gonna steal something. 299 00:14:20,341 --> 00:14:21,571 Guarantee. 300 00:14:21,571 --> 00:14:25,781 -17 foot and 1 inch. \h-Yeah, it’s square. 301 00:14:25,781 --> 00:14:28,451 -It’s square now, enough. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-Perfect. 302 00:14:28,451 --> 00:14:29,611 The way you get it square 303 00:14:29,611 --> 00:14:32,281 is to check that hypotenuse on that angle. 304 00:14:32,281 --> 00:14:33,491 The hypotenuse? 305 00:14:33,491 --> 00:14:35,021 \hYeah, I seen it cross the creek a while ago. 306 00:14:37,591 --> 00:14:39,591 Have a tail on it? 307 00:14:41,861 --> 00:14:45,161 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: \h\hWith that squared away, time to start stacking Fort Barnwood. 308 00:14:56,341 --> 00:14:59,011 Look at that, like a glove. 309 00:14:59,011 --> 00:15:01,181 Good job. 310 00:15:07,851 --> 00:15:09,791 \h\hYou got a hump on that log, there. 311 00:15:25,771 --> 00:15:27,241 Looks good. 312 00:15:27,241 --> 00:15:28,841 ALEX: All right, fellas -- \h\h\h\h\h\h\hit’s square. 313 00:15:28,841 --> 00:15:30,741 We got a good start on it. \h\h\hLet’s call it a day. 314 00:15:30,741 --> 00:15:33,011 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-All right -Start on it again tomorrow. 315 00:15:33,011 --> 00:15:34,751 -That sounds good to me. \h\h\h-That sounds good. 316 00:15:34,751 --> 00:15:38,181 -Grab our tools, -Good job today. 317 00:15:38,181 --> 00:15:40,551 GRAHAM: Measuring can be tough, but it’s a very important part 318 00:15:40,551 --> 00:15:43,291 of getting this \hto sit right. 319 00:15:45,961 --> 00:15:47,291 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOHNNY: Hey, Graham? GRAHAM: Yeah? 320 00:15:47,291 --> 00:15:52,581 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCome here. Not very square. 321 00:15:57,251 --> 00:16:02,291 \h\hThis is gonna give you an idea of how cold it is. 322 00:16:02,291 --> 00:16:06,191 This is my daily snack, 323 00:16:06,191 --> 00:16:08,331 and my pickles are frozen. 324 00:16:08,331 --> 00:16:10,801 It’s like a picklesicle. 325 00:16:10,801 --> 00:16:12,401 \hAnd if I go over there and put this by the fire, 326 00:16:12,401 --> 00:16:15,001 \h\h\h\hit’ll turn all slushy, and then guess what I’ll have? 327 00:16:15,001 --> 00:16:15,801 A schlickle! 328 00:16:17,211 --> 00:16:19,711 I’m gonna go warm these up \h\h\h\h\h\h\hby the fire. 329 00:16:19,711 --> 00:16:21,681 So, if I set this here, 330 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:24,181 it’ll get all toasty \h\h\hin a little bit 331 00:16:24,181 --> 00:16:25,751 \h\h\h\h\hand I’ll be able to get the day started, 332 00:16:25,751 --> 00:16:27,221 you know what I mean? 333 00:16:27,221 --> 00:16:30,021 Some people need the caffeine. \h\h\h\hI prefer to have a pickle. 334 00:16:37,391 --> 00:16:40,131 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOHNNY: \h\hI’m glad the sun’s shining, but it sure is cold, ain’t it? 335 00:16:40,131 --> 00:16:41,431 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMan: Well, you know what they say 336 00:16:41,431 --> 00:16:43,231 \habout the weather in West Virginia -- 337 00:16:43,231 --> 00:16:45,501 if you don’t like it, wait 10 minutes. 338 00:16:49,071 --> 00:16:50,841 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: It’s a bone-chilling morning, 339 00:16:50,841 --> 00:16:53,281 but the Barnwood Builders \h\h\haren’t backing down 340 00:16:53,281 --> 00:16:55,281 from this Boneyard challenge. 341 00:16:55,281 --> 00:16:59,111 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hSo, what’s gonna have to happen here is, I think Graham, 342 00:16:59,111 --> 00:17:00,851 you probably need to take the lead 343 00:17:00,851 --> 00:17:02,921 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand get the cantilever notches cut. 344 00:17:02,921 --> 00:17:03,791 Okay. 345 00:17:03,791 --> 00:17:04,851 So, it’s cold -- 346 00:17:04,851 --> 00:17:06,991 it’s six degrees out \h\h\h\hthis morning, 347 00:17:06,991 --> 00:17:08,721 \h\h\hand I think we’re gonna have to take a lot of breaks, 348 00:17:08,721 --> 00:17:10,761 \h\h\h\h\h\hbut we’ve got a lot of work to do, too. 349 00:17:10,761 --> 00:17:11,961 ALEX: Yeah. 350 00:17:11,961 --> 00:17:14,931 \h\hHow is it in Siberia, where you just came from? 351 00:17:14,931 --> 00:17:15,901 Sunny and warm. 352 00:17:17,101 --> 00:17:20,201 Is it summer in Siberia? It is summer in Siberia. 353 00:17:20,201 --> 00:17:22,641 \h\h\hAll right. man. Well, let’s gather up stuff and get to work. 354 00:17:22,641 --> 00:17:24,471 -All right. 355 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:33,921 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTIM: Yeah, it’s slippery out here. 356 00:17:33,921 --> 00:17:36,481 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hGot a little ice around the yard, a little snow. 357 00:17:36,481 --> 00:17:38,021 So, we’ve just got to keep \h\h\han eye on each other 358 00:17:38,021 --> 00:17:39,121 and take care of each other. 359 00:17:39,121 --> 00:17:40,521 ALEX: Set it down. 360 00:17:55,401 --> 00:17:57,771 Just set them down on the top log when you set them. 361 00:17:59,111 --> 00:18:01,141 What I’m hoping to do \h\his get, you know, 362 00:18:01,141 --> 00:18:02,581 the first floor up, 363 00:18:02,581 --> 00:18:04,911 \h\hthen notch the cantilevers. And if we can get there today, 364 00:18:04,911 --> 00:18:06,651 \h\h\h\h\h\hI’d love to get the 16 footers in the air. 365 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:15,521 Back in the pioneer days, \hevery house was a fort. 366 00:18:15,521 --> 00:18:17,591 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOHNNY: Yeah. On the frontier. 367 00:18:17,591 --> 00:18:18,961 Yep. 368 00:18:18,961 --> 00:18:20,701 Can you imagine living where you’re surrounded 369 00:18:20,701 --> 00:18:22,831 \h\h\h\h\hby somebody that might kill you? 370 00:18:22,831 --> 00:18:27,571 I mean, just way outnumbered, trying to live everyday life, 371 00:18:27,571 --> 00:18:30,041 and all your neighbors \h\h\h\hwant you dead? 372 00:18:30,041 --> 00:18:31,841 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTIM: That’s the way I live now. 373 00:18:40,481 --> 00:18:43,951 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR \hWhen it gets this cold, most folks call it quits, 374 00:18:43,951 --> 00:18:47,391 \h\hbut these guys aren’t most folks. 375 00:18:47,391 --> 00:18:50,291 ALEX: I’ll tell you, when it’s cold, nothing works, except us. 376 00:18:54,131 --> 00:18:57,371 -How you looking? \h\h\h\h\h-Good. 377 00:18:57,371 --> 00:18:58,831 TIM: It’s coming good, man. 378 00:18:58,831 --> 00:19:00,741 \h\h\h\hWe’re making good progress today, 379 00:19:03,071 --> 00:19:04,271 even though it’s cold, and... 380 00:19:05,041 --> 00:19:06,681 JOHNNY: You guys cold? 381 00:19:06,681 --> 00:19:07,711 You’re darn right. 382 00:19:08,411 --> 00:19:09,581 Want to go take a break? \h\h\h\h\h\hYeah. 383 00:19:09,581 --> 00:19:11,651 We’re doing awful good. 384 00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:13,421 \h\h\hTake a break. Them guys are cold, 385 00:19:13,421 --> 00:19:16,821 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut I’m getting a little bit hot in there. 386 00:19:19,691 --> 00:19:21,421 NARRATOR: The upper half \h\h\h\hof Fort Barnwood 387 00:19:21,421 --> 00:19:24,991 \h\h\h\h\h\hwill bump out from 12 feet to 16 feet. 388 00:19:24,991 --> 00:19:26,931 To support that weight, \h\h\hthey need to find 389 00:19:26,931 --> 00:19:30,831 two strong logs to use \h\h\h\has cantilevers. 390 00:19:30,831 --> 00:19:32,671 \h\h\h\hSHERMAN: What about this big oak one down here? 391 00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:33,571 It’s notched. 392 00:19:33,571 --> 00:19:34,901 Should be able \h\hto get them 393 00:19:34,901 --> 00:19:36,771 all out of this bundle right here, then. 394 00:19:36,771 --> 00:19:40,281 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: Mark Bowe always ups the ante with the Boneyard challenge. 395 00:19:40,281 --> 00:19:43,141 This time, he’s betting \h\hon Graham Ferguson. 396 00:19:43,751 --> 00:19:44,751 GRAHAM: Want to start \h\h\hwith these two? 397 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:46,821 They look like a decent pair. 398 00:19:46,821 --> 00:19:47,851 MARK: It’s on you, baby. 399 00:19:47,851 --> 00:19:49,021 GRAHAM: All right. 400 00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:51,651 So, Graham is now the man 401 00:19:51,651 --> 00:19:53,691 and we’ll see what he can do \h\h\hwith these cantilevers. 402 00:19:53,691 --> 00:19:56,261 I’ve got 100% confidence in him 403 00:19:56,261 --> 00:19:59,261 and this is what he’s been doing for the last several years. 404 00:19:59,261 --> 00:20:01,761 \hEverybody’s capable of doing everything, 405 00:20:01,761 --> 00:20:05,171 \h\h\h\hbut we want one person to take the lead on a project. 406 00:20:05,171 --> 00:20:07,641 Sometimes that’s Sherman, \h\h\htoday it’s Graham. 407 00:20:07,641 --> 00:20:12,111 NARRATOR: But this Boneyard challenge will not be easy. 408 00:20:12,111 --> 00:20:13,641 The cantilever logs require 409 00:20:13,641 --> 00:20:15,611 a complex series of four notches. 410 00:20:16,111 --> 00:20:18,081 \hThe two inner notches must line up perfectly 411 00:20:18,081 --> 00:20:20,121 with the lower cabin, 412 00:20:20,121 --> 00:20:23,551 while the two outer notches set the width for the second floor. 413 00:20:24,921 --> 00:20:28,291 But with hand-hewn logs, precision is never easy. 414 00:20:29,191 --> 00:20:32,631 GRAHAM: We’re laying out \h\hour centerline here. 415 00:20:32,631 --> 00:20:34,061 Since there’s no straight edge 416 00:20:34,061 --> 00:20:37,131 on any of these rounded, \h\h\h\h\hhand-hewn logs, 417 00:20:37,131 --> 00:20:39,901 by running a straight line down the middle with our chalk line, 418 00:20:39,901 --> 00:20:44,271 it gives us a nice, square \hmeasurement to work with. 419 00:20:44,271 --> 00:20:45,611 Measuring can be tough. 420 00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:47,581 There’s a lot of calculations \h\h\h\h\hto make, sometimes, 421 00:20:47,581 --> 00:20:50,381 but it’s a very important part \hof getting this to sit right. 422 00:20:50,981 --> 00:20:52,451 -2 foot, 1 and a half. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-Yeah. 423 00:20:52,451 --> 00:20:54,581 -One 2 foot 1 and a half. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah. 424 00:20:54,581 --> 00:20:56,021 \hWhat do you think, Graham, is that right? 425 00:20:56,621 --> 00:21:00,321 \hI think so. Working out? 426 00:21:00,321 --> 00:21:03,991 No, that’s...not right. 427 00:21:03,991 --> 00:21:06,131 \h\h2 foot, 1 and a half’s up here. 428 00:21:06,131 --> 00:21:08,201 \h2 foot 1 and a half up to -- where did you say? 429 00:21:08,201 --> 00:21:10,331 \h2 foot 1 and a half is from the outside, 430 00:21:10,331 --> 00:21:11,501 \h\h\h\h\hthis is from our inside. 431 00:21:11,501 --> 00:21:12,831 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: With a log this tricky, 432 00:21:12,831 --> 00:21:15,601 \h\h\h\hit’s good to have the seasoned eyes of Johnny Jett. 433 00:21:15,601 --> 00:21:17,511 \hJOHNNY: You can find the center of this log 434 00:21:17,511 --> 00:21:21,241 and then go half the distance, so that’s 130, whatever it was. 435 00:21:21,241 --> 00:21:24,051 \hThat’s what I say. That makes the most sense, yeah. 436 00:21:24,051 --> 00:21:26,781 What do you got from the end of that mark you just made, Tim? 437 00:21:26,781 --> 00:21:29,481 \h\h\h\h\hI got 2 foot 7 and three quarter inches. 438 00:21:29,481 --> 00:21:30,921 That’s good enough. 439 00:21:30,921 --> 00:21:33,151 \hGRAHAM: But if you divide this by half, 440 00:21:33,151 --> 00:21:35,961 take into consideration the degree on the notch, 441 00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:37,831 put the inoculator \h\h\h\h\hin there, 442 00:21:37,831 --> 00:21:41,061 and then, again, multiply it by 3.25, it adds up 443 00:21:41,061 --> 00:21:42,731 \h\hto exactly what you’re gonna need. 444 00:21:42,731 --> 00:21:46,071 \h\hYeah, but if you don’t take into factor the Coriolis effect 445 00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:47,371 and the curvature \h\hof the Earth, 446 00:21:47,371 --> 00:21:49,541 \h\hyou’re not gonna get there from here. 447 00:21:49,541 --> 00:21:51,341 JOHNNY: I forgot all about that. 448 00:21:56,381 --> 00:21:57,781 GRAHAM: I’m gonna go ahead \h\h\h\h\hand cut this one. 449 00:22:17,131 --> 00:22:18,401 -Hey, Graham? \h\h\h-Yeah. 450 00:22:18,401 --> 00:22:20,301 \h\h\h-Come here. -Not very square. 451 00:22:20,301 --> 00:22:22,371 Unh-unh. You need to cut, like, 452 00:22:22,371 --> 00:22:26,011 a half inch or something -- from zero to half inch down here. 453 00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:26,711 GRAHAM: Okay. 454 00:22:26,711 --> 00:22:30,041 So, this square here, 455 00:22:30,041 --> 00:22:31,351 \hwhen I set it in that notch, 456 00:22:31,351 --> 00:22:34,381 it ought to have been square \h\h\hwith the top of this log. 457 00:22:34,381 --> 00:22:36,891 \h\h\h\hIt’s gonna cause the log to roll out or something, right? 458 00:22:36,891 --> 00:22:40,391 Yeah, yeah. And the log sitting \h\hon top of it won’t fit, then. 459 00:22:40,391 --> 00:22:42,861 All right, so, I’ll just cut \h\h\h\h\h\hfrom this zero... 460 00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,891 Zero to half inch, \h\h\hor whatever. 461 00:22:44,891 --> 00:22:46,391 All right, I’ll see \h\hwhat I can do. 462 00:23:01,281 --> 00:23:04,951 I’m gonna use Johnny’s \h\h\htechnique here -- 463 00:23:04,951 --> 00:23:09,251 \hthe Johnny method -- checking my notch, making sure it works. 464 00:23:11,251 --> 00:23:13,221 Johnny seems to have \h\hthe simplest ways 465 00:23:13,221 --> 00:23:14,821 to figure stuff out. 466 00:23:14,821 --> 00:23:16,721 I think it would be impossible \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwithout Johnny. 467 00:23:25,841 --> 00:23:28,311 NARRATOR: Here on the Boneyard, \h\h\h\h\hthe Barnwood Builders 468 00:23:28,311 --> 00:23:31,181 \h\h\htest their talents with the toughest tasks. 469 00:23:31,181 --> 00:23:34,721 \h\hIt’s what they call the Boneyard challenge. 470 00:23:34,721 --> 00:23:37,021 Over the years, they’ve turned \h\h\h\h\ha shipping container 471 00:23:37,021 --> 00:23:39,221 into a classic pioneer cabin 472 00:23:39,221 --> 00:23:43,121 and used leftover logs to create an open-air pavilion. 473 00:23:44,431 --> 00:23:46,061 -Good-looking header log, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hain’t it? 474 00:23:46,061 --> 00:23:49,331 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-Yeah. -Yeah, it’ll look good \h\h\h\h\hin the front. 475 00:23:49,331 --> 00:23:51,831 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOHNNY: This is the tie log coming in. 476 00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:53,571 \h\h\hNARRATOR: This week, they’re building something 477 00:23:53,571 --> 00:23:55,771 they’ve never done before -- 478 00:23:55,771 --> 00:23:59,571 a log fort cantilevered \h\hon all four sides. 479 00:23:59,571 --> 00:24:02,481 \h\h\hBut it’s as cold as Siberia in January. 480 00:24:05,681 --> 00:24:09,121 -There you go, Vladimir. \h\h-Thank you, comrade. 481 00:24:09,121 --> 00:24:13,921 Comrade Granski. 482 00:24:13,921 --> 00:24:15,621 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGRAHAM: There you go, last 12 footer. 483 00:24:16,161 --> 00:24:17,931 \h\h\h\hThat’s the last one before the cantilevers? 484 00:24:17,931 --> 00:24:19,261 \h\h-Yeah. -All right. 485 00:24:19,261 --> 00:24:20,431 I like it. 486 00:24:20,431 --> 00:24:21,731 You done good, Graham. 487 00:24:21,731 --> 00:24:23,061 We ain’t had to fix \h\h\ha notch yet. 488 00:24:23,831 --> 00:24:26,201 Yeah. 489 00:24:26,201 --> 00:24:27,401 \h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: Log forts like this 490 00:24:27,401 --> 00:24:30,001 \h\hwere a vital part of American history. 491 00:24:30,001 --> 00:24:33,171 \h\h\h\h\hPioneers often called these old forts "block houses." 492 00:24:33,171 --> 00:24:37,881 Every settler that came in here \h\h\h\hhad to defend his home, 493 00:24:37,881 --> 00:24:40,181 \h\h\h\h\h\hand a block house was some of the first houses 494 00:24:40,181 --> 00:24:42,981 \hthat came in here -- or that people built -- 495 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:45,921 \hand they could defend from the upstairs part. 496 00:24:46,721 --> 00:24:48,591 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIf we only knew what the settlers went through 497 00:24:48,591 --> 00:24:51,561 when they came in here, \h\h\h\hwe’d be amazed. 498 00:24:51,561 --> 00:24:53,291 NARRATOR: With the base \hof the fort stacked, 499 00:24:53,291 --> 00:24:55,561 \h\h\h\hit’s time for the cantilever logs, 500 00:24:55,561 --> 00:24:58,501 \h\h\h\h\h\hand this will put Graham Ferguson to the test. 501 00:24:59,131 --> 00:25:01,141 \hGRAHAM: We’re getting ready to see if this is gonna work. 502 00:25:01,141 --> 00:25:02,471 \h\h\h\h\h\hWe don’t know till we get it in there. 503 00:25:04,211 --> 00:25:05,841 \h\h\h\hALEX: I’m good if you’re good, Graham. 504 00:25:06,111 --> 00:25:08,541 GRAHAM: You need to come your way a couple inches. 505 00:25:08,541 --> 00:25:10,911 \h\h\h\h\h-There it is. -That’s awesome, guys. 506 00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:13,651 It looks good, man. 507 00:25:13,651 --> 00:25:15,581 \h\hGraham, I’d say you did all right. 508 00:25:15,581 --> 00:25:19,021 \h\h\hTIM: Not bad for the first cantilevered fort we’ve ever built. 509 00:25:22,891 --> 00:25:27,701 Hey, he went from Vladimir to Laddermir. 510 00:25:27,701 --> 00:25:29,831 He’s Laddermir Pu-Tim. 511 00:25:35,971 --> 00:25:38,041 Laddermir Pu-Tim. 512 00:25:41,511 --> 00:25:43,911 Laddermir Pu-Tim. 513 00:25:49,051 --> 00:25:53,351 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: Graham’s cantilever logs fit, \hbut now there’s a problem. 514 00:25:53,351 --> 00:25:55,361 \hMARK: Look at the weight that’s going on that notch. 515 00:25:55,361 --> 00:25:57,431 \h\h\h\h\hI don’t think that one’s gonna hold. 516 00:25:57,431 --> 00:25:58,831 I’m just looking at \hthe entire weight 517 00:25:58,831 --> 00:26:01,131 \hof this cabin being on that. 518 00:26:01,131 --> 00:26:03,701 GRAHAM: Yeah. You’re right, \h\hthat’s a lot of weight 519 00:26:03,701 --> 00:26:05,031 on that little piece of hickory. 520 00:26:05,031 --> 00:26:07,741 I wonder if we ought to put an angle brace up. 521 00:26:08,641 --> 00:26:10,071 Everything from here up 522 00:26:10,071 --> 00:26:12,511 is going to be carried by this section 523 00:26:12,511 --> 00:26:16,311 and I think that this needs to be -- no pun intended -- 524 00:26:16,311 --> 00:26:17,611 \h\hbut it needs to be fortified. 525 00:26:17,611 --> 00:26:19,881 \h\h\hSo, it’s gonna have to go from here, 526 00:26:19,881 --> 00:26:22,151 as an angle brace, down to this point. 527 00:26:26,021 --> 00:26:27,991 NARRATOR: To support the cantilever logs, 528 00:26:27,991 --> 00:26:31,431 they cut 45-degree angle braces, 529 00:26:31,431 --> 00:26:33,031 set them in place, 530 00:26:33,031 --> 00:26:35,801 \h\h\h\h\h\hand secure them with 8-inch timber screws. 531 00:26:38,731 --> 00:26:40,401 Yeah, I think we’re learning \h\h\h\h\has we go, you know. 532 00:26:40,401 --> 00:26:42,171 We’re making a few mistakes \h\h\h\h\h\hhere and there. 533 00:26:42,171 --> 00:26:44,671 \h\h\h\hEvery project has a learning curve 534 00:26:44,671 --> 00:26:46,971 \h\hand so, you know, this is no exception. 535 00:26:46,971 --> 00:26:48,511 We’re learning as we go. 536 00:26:48,511 --> 00:26:51,481 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCreativity comes from experimentation 537 00:26:51,481 --> 00:26:53,921 \hand I think you’ve got to be willing to step out of the box 538 00:26:53,921 --> 00:26:56,551 to be able to make something \h\h\h\h\h\hnew and exciting. 539 00:26:57,591 --> 00:26:59,451 NARRATOR: This challenge \heven has them thinking 540 00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:02,791 \h\h\h\habout new ways to solve old problems. 541 00:27:02,791 --> 00:27:04,531 Give us our wedges. 542 00:27:04,531 --> 00:27:07,661 \h\h\hTypically, notches need a final adjustment. 543 00:27:07,661 --> 00:27:11,471 To do that, the guys use wedges \h\h\h\h\hto separate the logs, 544 00:27:12,201 --> 00:27:14,571 then run the chainsaw \hbetween the notches 545 00:27:14,571 --> 00:27:15,901 to create a perfect fit 546 00:27:16,541 --> 00:27:18,541 But this job’s different. 547 00:27:19,411 --> 00:27:21,511 All right, pick it \h\h\ha little bit. 548 00:27:26,151 --> 00:27:28,381 \hAll right, let her down. 549 00:27:28,381 --> 00:27:29,681 \h\h\h\h\hThat one looks pretty good. 550 00:27:30,381 --> 00:27:32,191 Normally, we can jack up 551 00:27:32,191 --> 00:27:33,921 the weight of the log \h\h\h\h\h\hwith wedges 552 00:27:33,921 --> 00:27:36,461 because we have another log \h\h\h\hright underneath of it. 553 00:27:36,461 --> 00:27:38,591 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBut in this case, there’s nothing underneath of it 554 00:27:38,591 --> 00:27:41,901 to pry up on, so Johnny’s gonna \h\h\h\hput these boards right here 555 00:27:41,901 --> 00:27:44,001 with that little lever \h\h\h\h\hon the bottom. 556 00:27:44,001 --> 00:27:46,101 \h\h\h\h\hAnd that way, he can raise this log 557 00:27:46,101 --> 00:27:48,001 just enough to pull my saw out. 558 00:27:48,571 --> 00:27:51,071 It’s called a Johnny Jack. It’s Johnny’s idea. 559 00:27:52,311 --> 00:27:54,411 All right, that one’s good. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMove over there. 560 00:27:55,041 --> 00:27:58,251 Got to get a little bit creative with what you’ve got 561 00:27:58,251 --> 00:28:00,951 to make what you need \h\h\h\h\hto get by. 562 00:28:10,221 --> 00:28:12,661 Raise it a little bit. 563 00:28:12,661 --> 00:28:15,961 \h\h\h\hMARK: That’s a pretty ingenious way to do that. 564 00:28:15,961 --> 00:28:17,701 \h\hYou know what this is? 565 00:28:17,701 --> 00:28:19,031 What? 566 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,901 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThat’s what we call "a little hillbilly know how." 567 00:28:20,901 --> 00:28:22,271 Yeah. 568 00:28:22,271 --> 00:28:24,311 You’ve got to figure something \h\hout and hillbillys know how. 569 00:28:25,211 --> 00:28:28,541 That’s right. \h\h\h\hYep. 570 00:28:29,681 --> 00:28:32,451 MARK: All right, so, here it is. This is the American icon. 571 00:28:32,451 --> 00:28:33,921 It’s a very small cabin, 572 00:28:33,921 --> 00:28:36,121 \hjust like they would have built them back in the day. 573 00:28:37,351 --> 00:28:45,671 This is how pioneers started. \h\h\h\hThey started simple. 574 00:28:45,671 --> 00:28:48,541 \h\hNARRATOR: When Mark Bowe isn’t saving pioneer cabins, 575 00:28:48,541 --> 00:28:49,811 he’s creating his own. 576 00:28:50,311 --> 00:28:54,151 \h\h\h\hThis classic log cabin looks like a pioneer original, 577 00:28:54,151 --> 00:28:57,221 but Mark and the guys actually \hbuilt it using reclaimed wood 578 00:28:57,221 --> 00:28:58,951 \h\h\h\hfrom several different buildings. 579 00:29:10,731 --> 00:29:13,531 All right, so, here it is. This is the American icon. 580 00:29:13,531 --> 00:29:17,001 \h\h\h\hIt’s a 16 x 18, it’s a very small cabin 581 00:29:17,001 --> 00:29:19,411 \hjust like they would have built them back in the day. 582 00:29:19,411 --> 00:29:23,911 And what makes this one special for us is because we built it. 583 00:29:23,911 --> 00:29:26,751 We sourced all the materials, \h\hand we notched the logs, 584 00:29:26,751 --> 00:29:28,211 and we got it up in the air. 585 00:29:28,211 --> 00:29:31,421 \h\hWe had a lot of fun with it. And the reality is, these cabins 586 00:29:31,421 --> 00:29:33,191 are getting harder and harder to find. 587 00:29:33,191 --> 00:29:36,991 \h\h\h\h\hSo we gathered up parts and pieces from multiple cabins, 588 00:29:36,991 --> 00:29:38,931 put our own custom \h\hdovetail on it, 589 00:29:39,661 --> 00:29:41,291 now it’s stacked up beautiful as ever. 590 00:29:41,291 --> 00:29:44,461 \hIt looks like it’s been part of the landscape for 100 years. 591 00:29:44,461 --> 00:29:46,201 Once we’ve procured the logs, 592 00:29:46,201 --> 00:29:48,831 you’ve got to make the dovetails look like they’ve been here. 593 00:29:48,831 --> 00:29:52,171 These will actually weather \h\hin about 3 to 6 months 594 00:29:52,171 --> 00:29:53,471 and then you will not be able 595 00:29:53,471 --> 00:29:55,681 \h\h\h\h\hto tell that this is a custom-built building. 596 00:29:56,381 --> 00:29:58,311 \hThis is the vision that I had in my head 597 00:29:58,311 --> 00:30:00,051 whenever we started \h\hbuilding this. 598 00:30:00,051 --> 00:30:01,611 This is the porch post I wanted, 599 00:30:01,611 --> 00:30:05,121 these are the rafters I wanted, that’s the roof board I wanted. 600 00:30:05,121 --> 00:30:06,491 Because the whole thing 601 00:30:06,491 --> 00:30:08,991 \h\h\h\habout being able to pull up to this cabin, 602 00:30:08,991 --> 00:30:10,961 \h\hmaking it look like it grew here, 603 00:30:10,961 --> 00:30:13,691 is the materials after the stack. 604 00:30:13,691 --> 00:30:15,661 And those materials might \h\h\hcome from Indiana, 605 00:30:15,661 --> 00:30:18,561 Pennsylvania, Canada -- \hwherever we get them, 606 00:30:18,561 --> 00:30:21,771 as long as they match the look, \h\h\hthat’s what we’re after. 607 00:30:21,771 --> 00:30:25,141 \hI sourced these windows from an architectural salvage place 608 00:30:25,141 --> 00:30:27,771 and just put it together with a couple of 2 x 8’s 609 00:30:27,771 --> 00:30:30,181 and that made the framing \h\h\h\h\hfor the window. 610 00:30:30,181 --> 00:30:32,881 The chinking here has got \h\hall these trial marks 611 00:30:32,881 --> 00:30:36,021 and textures to make it look like it was the original mud 612 00:30:36,021 --> 00:30:37,051 and horse hair. 613 00:30:37,051 --> 00:30:38,581 \h\h\h\hSo, I think, if you take your time 614 00:30:38,581 --> 00:30:40,191 and you have the vision, 615 00:30:40,191 --> 00:30:41,991 \h\hyou can create a beautiful project 616 00:30:41,991 --> 00:30:43,361 that’s all in the details. 617 00:30:43,361 --> 00:30:45,521 We can just rough frame out \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe doors, 618 00:30:45,521 --> 00:30:46,831 then we can just build our door. 619 00:30:51,101 --> 00:30:52,731 It’s just simple, you know? 620 00:30:52,731 --> 00:30:56,901 It’s just a 16 x 18, \h\h\hone-room cabin. 621 00:30:56,901 --> 00:30:59,511 This is how pioneers started. \h\h\h\hThey started simple. 622 00:30:59,511 --> 00:31:03,181 Families grew onto them, houses grew out of them, 623 00:31:03,181 --> 00:31:04,881 but this is the core. 624 00:31:05,641 --> 00:31:10,321 \h\h\h\hOriginal roof boards, nice big logs, Z-brace door. 625 00:31:11,051 --> 00:31:12,281 This is it. 626 00:31:12,281 --> 00:31:13,951 And this is what \hwe’re proud of, 627 00:31:13,951 --> 00:31:16,921 and this is what we love to do \h\hthe most, the simple stuff. 628 00:31:22,761 --> 00:31:24,331 \h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: Back at the Boneyard, 629 00:31:24,331 --> 00:31:28,271 they’re using spare inventory \hto build a small log fort. 630 00:31:28,271 --> 00:31:30,571 We love these small buildings. 631 00:31:30,571 --> 00:31:34,871 Sometimes we build these monster houses and everything’s custom, 632 00:31:34,871 --> 00:31:38,841 but what we really love to do \hare these pioneer buildings 633 00:31:38,841 --> 00:31:41,111 that are representative \h\h\hof the buildings 634 00:31:41,111 --> 00:31:42,251 that our forefathers used 635 00:31:42,251 --> 00:31:44,121 whenever they were building \h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe country. 636 00:31:44,121 --> 00:31:46,651 GRAHAM: This is our first log \h\h\h\hon the second story. 637 00:31:50,621 --> 00:31:55,031 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALEX: Come on to me, come on to me. A little bit more. All right. 638 00:31:56,501 --> 00:31:58,901 I think you’re all right. \h\hThat’s pretty close. 639 00:31:58,901 --> 00:32:00,271 GRAHAM: Bring her down. 640 00:32:02,671 --> 00:32:04,771 \h\h\h\h\hHurry up, the enemy’s coming. 641 00:32:10,881 --> 00:32:12,211 -Is it good? \h\h\h-Yeah. 642 00:32:12,211 --> 00:32:14,411 -Good with me. \h\h-I like it. 643 00:32:19,321 --> 00:32:21,291 TIM: Cable down. 644 00:32:24,621 --> 00:32:26,461 MARK: We got one more course \h\h\h\hto put on this thing 645 00:32:26,461 --> 00:32:27,991 and then we’re putting \h\h\h\h\h\hrafters on. 646 00:32:29,631 --> 00:32:32,131 NARRATOR: The last two logs \h\h\h\hare the top plates. 647 00:32:33,401 --> 00:32:35,201 They saw one side flat 648 00:32:35,201 --> 00:32:37,541 to provide a level base \h\h\hfor the rafters. 649 00:32:40,471 --> 00:32:42,911 GRAHAM: Hey. 650 00:32:42,911 --> 00:32:44,081 ALEX: Last log. 651 00:32:44,081 --> 00:32:45,341 TIM: Last log. 652 00:32:49,721 --> 00:32:50,751 ALEX: That looks good. 653 00:32:53,221 --> 00:32:55,491 Looks like a good-looking fort. 654 00:32:55,491 --> 00:32:57,591 I’d fight out of it. 655 00:32:57,591 --> 00:33:00,761 -See, this is it, right here. -Thanks for blocking for me. 656 00:33:01,991 --> 00:33:04,661 I’ll cover you. Go, go! \h\hJohnny, shoot him. 657 00:33:13,511 --> 00:33:16,921 NARRATOR: Fort Barnwood has been a challenge for these guys. 658 00:33:16,921 --> 00:33:18,791 It’s also been tough \h\h\hon their tools. 659 00:33:20,951 --> 00:33:24,021 \hThis unique machine gives their chainsaw blades a quick tune up. 660 00:33:25,891 --> 00:33:29,361 ALEX: This little gadget right \h\hhere has probably saved us 661 00:33:29,361 --> 00:33:31,531 thousands of dollars in chains. 662 00:33:37,471 --> 00:33:39,171 Welcome to the 21st century. 663 00:33:39,171 --> 00:33:42,181 This is pioneer meets \h\h\hnew technology. 664 00:33:46,311 --> 00:33:49,251 \h\h\hNARRATOR: The final phase of the Boneyard challenge is on 665 00:33:49,251 --> 00:33:51,751 \h\hand Fort Barnwood is ready for rafters. 666 00:33:51,751 --> 00:33:55,061 \h\h\h\h\hSo, last year, Sherman made a rafter jig 667 00:33:55,061 --> 00:33:59,161 that we could use in Colorado \hfor the spring-house cabin. 668 00:33:59,161 --> 00:34:01,191 This jig is a template. 669 00:34:01,191 --> 00:34:03,461 This cabin is being built \h\h\h\h\hthe same size, 670 00:34:03,461 --> 00:34:06,171 \h\h\h\h\h\h\hso we can use the same jig Sherman made. 671 00:34:06,171 --> 00:34:08,941 The chainsaw is gonna \hrun down this line 672 00:34:08,941 --> 00:34:10,201 and then back this line. 673 00:34:21,921 --> 00:34:26,891 And then, we’re gonna cut \hthe rafters off flush, 674 00:34:26,891 --> 00:34:32,131 then do the same thing \h\h\h\h\hat the peak. 675 00:34:32,131 --> 00:34:35,131 \hThe way this works is, we’ve got a guide system 676 00:34:35,131 --> 00:34:37,801 \h\h\h\h\hand we’ve got these braces spread out 677 00:34:37,801 --> 00:34:39,001 just the distance of the guide. 678 00:34:39,001 --> 00:34:41,131 And so, when he makes this cut, 679 00:34:41,131 --> 00:34:44,401 it cuts everything off flush, \h\h\h\hcuts three at a time. 680 00:34:44,401 --> 00:34:47,511 \h\h\h\h\h\hThese are the key to making any kind of a jig. 681 00:34:50,541 --> 00:34:54,011 Rafters all have to be uniform, \h\hand if they’re not uniform 682 00:34:54,011 --> 00:34:57,481 \hthey won’t sit on the top plate and they won’t meet at the peak. 683 00:35:03,691 --> 00:35:07,061 \h\h\h\h\hNow, some people build rafters in a factory. 684 00:35:07,061 --> 00:35:09,831 We make them in 6-degree weather with a jig and a chain saw, 685 00:35:09,831 --> 00:35:14,571 so we’re trying to be efficient, because it’s cold. 686 00:35:22,241 --> 00:35:25,851 \hGRAHAM: Getting ready to put some rafters on this here fort. 687 00:35:25,851 --> 00:35:28,151 You coming up, Alex? 688 00:35:28,151 --> 00:35:29,421 ALEX: You need me up there? 689 00:35:29,421 --> 00:35:31,451 \hGRAHAM: Yeah, come on up. We can start setting them. 690 00:35:31,451 --> 00:35:32,991 Somebody can just hand them \hright up and we can move 691 00:35:32,991 --> 00:35:34,891 right along on this deal. 692 00:35:34,891 --> 00:35:37,461 That one should go flush \hto the outside, right? 693 00:35:37,461 --> 00:35:39,191 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: As lead man on this job, 694 00:35:39,191 --> 00:35:42,761 \h\h\h\hGraham is operating at the peak of performance. 695 00:35:42,761 --> 00:35:44,031 You guys go ahead and take a screw, 696 00:35:44,031 --> 00:35:45,731 I’ll support the peak for you for a minute. 697 00:35:45,731 --> 00:35:46,631 You got it? 698 00:35:46,631 --> 00:35:53,011 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYep. Shouldn’t go anywhere. 699 00:35:53,011 --> 00:35:53,911 Good? 700 00:35:53,911 --> 00:35:55,741 \h\h\h\h\hYeah, man. Here, you need this? 701 00:35:56,381 --> 00:35:59,481 \hYeah, it should be flush. Does it look flush to you? 702 00:35:59,481 --> 00:36:01,651 Good. 703 00:36:01,651 --> 00:36:03,821 -Ready? \h-Yep. 704 00:36:05,391 --> 00:36:09,261 ALEX: Put it down, Graham. Come on down, come on down. 705 00:36:09,261 --> 00:36:11,721 -That’s as low as I can go. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-Okay. 706 00:36:17,031 --> 00:36:18,361 All right, Johnny. 707 00:36:22,271 --> 00:36:24,741 Good thing they’re not heavy. 708 00:36:27,441 --> 00:36:29,441 -Got it? \h\h-Yep. 709 00:36:31,441 --> 00:36:34,611 \h\h\h\hMARK: This thing is coming together, big time. 710 00:36:34,611 --> 00:36:37,581 It looks so good from down here. 711 00:36:37,581 --> 00:36:45,031 It looks so good. 712 00:36:45,031 --> 00:36:47,831 NARRATOR: After an ice-cold week at the Boneyard challenge, 713 00:36:47,831 --> 00:36:50,271 this fort is just about \h\h\hready for battle. 714 00:36:55,211 --> 00:36:56,711 That’s it, last rafter. 715 00:36:56,711 --> 00:36:57,941 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMARK: What do you think about that? 716 00:36:57,941 --> 00:37:00,181 JOHNNY: It looks awesome. \h\h\h\h\h\h\hFort Bowe. 717 00:37:02,111 --> 00:37:08,251 \h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: Some final bracing... 718 00:37:08,251 --> 00:37:10,221 and this fort is finished. 719 00:37:11,291 --> 00:37:13,591 State your business. 720 00:37:13,591 --> 00:37:14,761 It’s none of yours. 721 00:37:18,161 --> 00:37:20,101 I’ll be like this -- grenade. 722 00:37:22,201 --> 00:37:25,341 This is what you really call \h\h\ha shotgun-style window. 723 00:37:25,341 --> 00:37:27,741 Forts were really cool, man. 724 00:37:27,741 --> 00:37:30,341 \hIt beats cutting a hole in a sheet. 725 00:37:32,181 --> 00:37:33,681 Come back here and take \ha look at this thing. 726 00:37:33,681 --> 00:37:34,751 You ain’t going to believe it. 727 00:37:34,751 --> 00:37:38,851 TIM: Oh, yeah. 728 00:37:38,851 --> 00:37:41,851 JOHNNY: I’ll tell you what, \h\h\hthat sure looks good. 729 00:37:41,851 --> 00:37:43,421 I want one. 730 00:37:43,421 --> 00:37:45,061 Well, there’s one for sale \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hright there. 731 00:37:45,061 --> 00:37:46,791 \h\h\h\h\hThere’s one for sale right there. 732 00:37:46,791 --> 00:37:52,531 \h\hAnd Johnny, for you, today -- today only -- one day only sale. 733 00:37:53,301 --> 00:37:55,771 \h\h\h\hI can write you a check pretty quick. 734 00:37:55,771 --> 00:37:57,641 He won’t take them, \h\h\hI done tried. 735 00:37:59,301 --> 00:38:01,011 \h\hMARK: I don’t know how this thing would do in a real fight, 736 00:38:01,011 --> 00:38:03,511 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut I’d say if we went to picking teams, 737 00:38:03,511 --> 00:38:05,511 we could probably figure it out. 738 00:38:05,511 --> 00:38:06,741 Let’s find out. 739 00:38:06,741 --> 00:38:08,551 MARK: See, this is it, \h\h\h\h\h\hright here. 740 00:38:08,551 --> 00:38:11,181 I done flattened the tire. \h\h\h\hI done got Graham, 741 00:38:11,181 --> 00:38:13,081 he’s out of the basket. 742 00:38:13,921 --> 00:38:15,851 Somebody pick him off \h\h\h\hright there. 743 00:38:15,851 --> 00:38:17,861 Pick him off. 744 00:38:19,191 --> 00:38:20,491 Oh, he’s down. 745 00:38:20,491 --> 00:38:22,791 \h\h-Yeah. -He’s down. 746 00:38:24,091 --> 00:38:25,761 TIM: He’s still alive. 747 00:38:26,401 --> 00:38:28,771 \hMARK: Johnny’s out. He got off his horse. 748 00:38:28,771 --> 00:38:32,941 Thanks for blocking for me. \hI’ll cover you -- go, go. 749 00:38:36,141 --> 00:38:37,171 I got you rushing. 750 00:38:37,171 --> 00:38:39,181 I’m covering you, Alex, \h\h\h\h\h\hgo for it. 751 00:38:39,911 --> 00:38:41,581 Shoot him Johnny, shoot him. 752 00:38:43,751 --> 00:38:46,051 ALEX: I’ll tell you one thing, thems the biggest yellow horses 753 00:38:46,051 --> 00:38:47,891 with wheels I’ve ever seen. 754 00:38:48,991 --> 00:38:50,721 Let’s just set it on fire. 755 00:38:52,921 --> 00:38:54,891 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNARRATOR: The Boneyard challenge is over 756 00:38:54,891 --> 00:38:57,391 and the Barnwood Builders \h\h\h\hhave won the war. 757 00:38:58,931 --> 00:39:01,101 MARK: This week, we got in touch with our inner child. 758 00:39:01,631 --> 00:39:03,071 We went from taking bed sheets 759 00:39:03,071 --> 00:39:05,301 and putting them over top of chairs in the kitchen 760 00:39:05,301 --> 00:39:08,011 to building a dovetailed, \h\h\h\h\hreal-life fort. 761 00:39:09,041 --> 00:39:12,481 \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFor the pioneers, a fort was all about protection. 762 00:39:12,481 --> 00:39:15,011 \hFor us, this was about stepping up, 763 00:39:15,011 --> 00:39:18,621 \h\h\hrising to a challenge, and thinking outside the box. 764 00:39:18,621 --> 00:39:22,351 \h\hBeing creative with the guys and coming up with fun projects, 765 00:39:22,351 --> 00:39:24,221 that’s what keeps us together \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor 20 years, 766 00:39:24,221 --> 00:39:27,221 and it’s what will keep us going forward for 20 more. 767 00:39:27,221 --> 00:39:28,931 Who says you can’t \hhave fun at work? 768 00:39:29,631 --> 00:39:33,161 What a great week. 769 00:39:33,161 --> 00:39:34,871 \h\hTIM: You guys want to play fort tomorrow? 770 00:39:36,971 --> 00:39:39,341 ALEX: I will, but I’m bringing a cooler weapon than a skidsteer, 771 00:39:39,341 --> 00:39:41,411 I’m telling you. \hI want to win. 771 00:39:42,305 --> 00:40:42,662