Barnwood Builders
Mark Bowe and his team attempt to restore America's oldest cabins and barns, giving new life to structures with history without destroying the original wood.
- 2013-2024
- 18 seasons
- DIY Network
- Documentary
- TV-G
Mark Bowe and his team attempt to restore America's oldest cabins and barns, giving new life to structures with history without destroying the original wood.
Season 9 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2019 - 2020
Episode 1
Teach and Train
Sun, Aug 4, 2019 38 mins
One half of the team restores a huge log cabin at the Boneyard, the other half teaches some young men how to build a cabin in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Mark scouts a cabin built with pine logs, and the guys visit a shop filled with old-time treasures.
Episode 2
American Muscle
Sun, Aug 11, 2019 38 mins
The Barnwood Builders create a timber frame barn for a private collection of American muscle cars in Columbus, Texas. Mark visits one of the biggest barns he's ever seen, finds the oldest live oak tree in the state and explores some local history.
Episode 3
Barnwood Bonanza
Sun, Aug 18, 2019 40 mins
The Barnwood Builders score a major salvage from a barn near one of America's oldest pine forests in Brookville, Pennsylvania. Later, Mark and Sherman visit a local mill that turns reclaimed wood into spectacular products and Mark finds a perfect example of a hand-painted barn wood billboard.
Episode 4
Bank Barn Brawl
Sun, Aug 25, 2019 39 mins
The Barnwood Builders head back to Brookville, Pennsylvania, to save the frame of a tough bank barn that sits dangerously close to a road. Then, Mark visits an old log lodge resort and later scouts an amazing timber frame barn built in 1895.
Episode 5
Wedding Chapel
Sun, Sep 1, 2019 40 mins
A couple enlists the crew to build a log chapel which will be used as a venue for weddings in Waynesboro, Virginia. Later, Mark tours an old Texas church and visits a 1795 log-built bed and breakfast where they famously make pickles on the side.
Episode 6
Dairy Barn Danger
Sun, Sep 8, 2019 39 mins
In Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, the Barnwood Builders save one of the biggest barns they have ever seen. This dangerous demolition demands the best of everyone. Mark explores an extraordinary early 19th century bank barn made of stone, and finds an old pioneer springhouse and root cellar.
Episode 7
The Apprentices
Sun, Sep 15, 2019 38 mins
In Leicester, North Carolina, three young interns working alongside the Barnwood Builders save an extremely remote cabin in the hills. Back on the Boneyard in West Virginia, the young men are put to the test during the restoration. Sherman and John visit an amazing home manufacturer that makes new wood look old.
Episode 8
Biggest Barn Ever
Sun, Sep 22, 2019
In Round Top, Texas, the Barnwood Builders raise the largest timber frame they ever built by combining wood and steel. Along the way they battle hundred degree temperatures. Mark explores a renovated inn with the Junk Gypsies and then sets up to see the latest version of the Barnwood Cottage.
Episode 9
Barnwood 4 H Camp
Sun, Sep 22, 2019 39 mins
The Barnwood Builders visit the oldest statewide 4H Camp in the country and teach a team of teenagers how to build a log cabin. Mark and Sherman compete as archery coaches. Johnny learns the pioneer craft of paper marbling and mark learns about cows for the first time in his life.
Episode 10
Two Businesses
Sun, Sep 29, 2019 39 mins
Mark is running two businesses at once: a retail store in Texas and a cabin build in Louisiana. While Mark is on the road looking for handmade crafts to sell in his store. Sherman leads the crew building a log cabin kitchen near Alexandria. Things get wild as mark craves 10,000-year old mammoth tusk for Sherman, builds a custom wallet bison hide, and wanders into a store with a stuffed giraffe.
Episode 11
Sweet Home Louisiana
Sun, May 3, 2020 39 mins
The guys transform a timber frame barn into a modern home for an architect in Louisiana. As they build, they explore the rich architectural history of the Bayou State. Afterwards, they visit a cabin Mark repaired years ago and an historic French-Creole house nearby.
Episode 12
Piece en Piece
Sun, Oct 13, 2019 39 mins
The Barnwood Builders go back to school when Mark buys a cabin with an unusual design called Piece en Piece. It's a combination of timber frame and stacked logs that none of them have ever dismantled. There is one surprise after another, and even an ingenious Sherman Thompson invention. Hillbilly ingenuity wins.
Episode 13
Saving the Cabin that Saved the Company
Sun, Oct 13, 2019 40 mins
Mark and the guys try to save the cabin that saved their business. It take a variety if surprising repairs to bring the cabin back to life. And once it's up. Katherine has the best surprise of all. While the guys work, Mark visits a wood turner. Katherine works with a blacksmith, and Mark's pal Eddie makes a cool lamp out of reclaimed materials.