Building an 18th Century Barn: Full Build! 

I love how this channel has evolved from a historical cooking show to a living history experiment

The construction videos you guys put out are probably my favorite thing on youtube! Thanks for the hard work, folks!

What a staggering amount of work. Our ancestors sure didn't have it easy. Great video.

John Marston: "Barn'll take the three of us six months to build!" Uncle: "Oh, you don't build a barn, dummy... what do you think this is, 1785?!" Jon Townsend: "Yes!"

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It is very interesting to see how farmers built things in North America, long ago. As someone who is originally from a very large farm in Alberta, Canada, it's amazing to see how far we have come with farming. This was great. Cheers!

MAN, those Poplar logs are straight and beautiful. In the 1980s did several cabins in the Sierra Nevada mountains - we were blessed with excellent CEDAR for foundations, and good Doug Fir trees for the primary logs - the fir was difficult to peel, but we got good draw-knives eventually that made it easier. One of the cabins was STILL standing in 2012, but then came apart over the next few winters due to a lack of maintenance. OH - and we were also blessed to have a TON of Cedar to split for shingles - lots of fun with a Froe.

Why are farmers so good at what they do? Because they are always outstanding in their fields.

Thank you Townsends for this video! It was great to see the reality that women worked with the men building everything that was needed. It wasn't just that women cooked,sewed,washed, cleaned and raised the children. It was much more of an equal partnership then than now because they really only had each other to count on. At first I did think it was Townsend's crew building a barn. That would have been even better because I know most of the regular people in the videos from watching for at least 3yrs. No matter what content you provide for us it is always Top Notch!

I really love these build episodes! I am fascinated by how our ancestors survived, it's really amazing what they could do together. Thank you for preserving this knowledge, and for sharing with us.

Waking up on my birthday to see a new townsends video is awesome

I am a huge student of history and I love shows like yours.And I caught your channel many , many years ago and I have to say you never fail to impress and make me happy

This video is excellent and this should be learned in schools to make the children understand the struggles these Pioneers had to go through just so we can live in the US in peace and honor these people for their hard work and dedication.

Still love the wholesomeness of this channel

I would truly love to not only work on something like this but to live it as well.

Can we get a reality TV spinoff where contestants have only 18th century tools to survive with? Wheoever quits last gets 40 acres and a mule.

There's a log cabin circa 1700 near me that I look at with new light after this video and the cabin videos. It's the Downingtown Log House - what a simple marvel that makes the tasks I do today all the more easy to accomplish. From the wiki "The house was constructed using 62 chestnut, oak, and white pine logs, all still extant. The roof is cedar-shingled and the exterior whitewashed. The log corners are saddle notched, characteristic of English Quaker log construction, though there are Swedish derivatives such as a slide-boarded window on the south wall and horizontal planking on the gable ends."

Beautiful building and what a great exercise in teamwork like people normally did in the old days to accomplish these wonders.

Love what ya'll do. Thank you 🇺🇸

I'm a 21st century guy through and through, but I'll stop everything for a Townsends build video.

I have a feeling this barn video is going to be one of the must _poplar_ ever!

Love the dedication of building this 18 the century barn! I know how hard it is! Learned something new! David Back.

Greetings from the off grid cabin in Ohio. I used the same saddle notch in my cabin. Fun build. Still stands after 40 years. Wish I could have been there to help. Thanks for the video..

What great footage. So glad you were able to upload it. Thanks for posting.

Great video. Very interesting to see how a cabin or homestead was actually built in the pioneer days, nothing like what we see in TV/movies. If I were 30 years younger and in better health, I would be out there learning how to do this, since it's a good skill to have if one is ever in a situation they might need to build a long term shelter, one would at least have the basic knowledge.

Fabulous video and especially appreciate the insights and enthusiasm shared by the various participants. As a lifelong crafter, always have respect for anything handcrafted, made from scratch, using basic materials and tools. Very inspiring. 😊

Wow! Such workmanship! Good to see the ladies working right along with the men. 😊 Wondering if they had work gloves back then 🤔. My hands hurt just watching 🫣. Thank you for a wonderful video 👍🏻

8:23 imagine the wine you could open with that

All this done without fancy or power tools. Our ancestors were awesome!

Thank-you for another special experience.

I was at an AWI re-enactment at Historic Brattonsville in NC. They have a barn like this. The design was new to me. I thought it was some kind of corn crib. It is very satisfying to find out the actual purpose of the bays.

Thanks for sharing guys. Lovely watching. My only criticism from a carpentey point of view is the saws. You want to try to use all the teeth as you go at it. As you re sharpen through the life of the saw, you will waste good material from the teeth at the ends. Or, end up with a hollow saw, if you only sharpen what needs to be sharpened.

Love love love it y’all keep bring history to life.

All those wood chips and leftover pieces can be used in the fireplace.

Those are some sharp axes 🪓 Safety first!

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Awesome! Thank you!

0:50 John Hammond at it again, this time it's Colonial America Park

Really good stuff. Thank you, Townsend's, for finding and sharing these projects.

Beautiful in so many ways. Your ancestors are surely proud of each of you. You honor them.

New build!!!!! I know these projects are a lot of work and I appreciate all the educational content you create but I do love these building/constructing videos so much! Thank you guys:)

Wow spectacular job Brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures through time and history GOD-BLESS brother and hello from romulus Michigan 12 miles west of dearborn ville

Awesome video!

very nice, i built a 12 x12 log with loft with friend two axes and a hatchet. used a saw to cut out door.

I’ve been waiting not so patiently for a new 18th century building video. Lol… Thank you Jon and the team at Townsends!

Southerners, salt of the Earth, good family people.

That’s really neat

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saw only one hewing axe here. It is a far better tool for shaping wood than the rest of the axes I saw being used. There were many shapes of axe head, for many specific tasks, which settlers would have had. I also think they would have improvised saw horses to save their backs.

Hey Jamie!!! I knew I should have moved down there years ago! Great video, keep on doing what you do best my friend!

Just when I thought my day off wouldn’t get any better. Thank you Townsends.

Outstanding!!! Something to be proud of.

Love it! Love it! Very well thought out!

This was fascinating. So much respect for their dedication to hard work. Thank you for the vid.

Everything made by hand is the best

This structure reminds me so muc h of older homesteads where the people would live in one 'cell' and the animals would live in the other. More sealed off, but the concepts are so similar.

Lol I love the period chainsaw at 0:40

Enjoyed this much🌻

Awesome!!

The funniest barn construction scene is in the Amish Paradise music video parody by Weird Al where a barn wall falls towards him but he doesn't get hurt because an open window saves him. Lol 🤣

I’m so glad to see you make more construction videos instead of food stuff. Iv been waiting for a while glad it’s out now. Great job guys.

Love that double pin barn. I saw on just like it last fall at Horne Creek living history farm.

Amazing as always

I love history and I love you guys, keep it up

Very cool to see. I do wish you had shown the making of the doorways though.

Love these videos on building up your homestead.

Excellent makes me wish i had gotten into that when younger

That was pleasurable viewing! I especially enjoyed that I didn't recognize any of the building team ☺

Awesome video

beautiful build, beautiful accents and beautiful messages

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Nice to see it was not forgotten about.

That was great!

This is 18th century but up were I am I can still see cabins from the 20th century Tanana Valley Gold Rush (bit after the more well known Yukon Gold Rush) and the early miners were building things the same way, they had a cast iron stove by that point but everything else was the same. A lot of moss roofs up here, as well as moss used as chinking between the logs.

Wow! Impressive like a giant set of Lincoln Logs you have to make from scratch 👌

Awesome channel thank you!

And, historically these are the type of people fought the british. A super power in the world.

these guys are the real deal

I remember you going to film .👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Wonderful❤

5 minutes gang, great stuff Townsends

I'm not gonna lie, seeing Ryan holding a modern tool at 0:36, same with that man in the background using a chainsaw at 0:39 in the top right is for some reason so funny to me.

Yo let’s gooooooooooo another big project!!!!

Great historical archaelogy

Imagine not knowing that there are mechanized ways to accomplish that work. It's a luxury knowing there are faster, easier ways to get it done, but choosing not to. And not a bad luxury atall.

@17:45 That looks like the best tasting watermelon ever!

So cool

I recognize some of these people. . Awesome

You should have had Weird Al's Amish Paradise playing on a loop the entire time.

This is what a tired man needs after a hard day

You need to setup a video on how more people can join this movement and events.

this building recipe is good, tastes like wood though for some reason compared to other recipes jon has made

Question is there a reason for the long tale blouses or is it the style of the day???

I have a two man saw I hope I never need to use. 😅

As a sheffielder I spend have my time try to see who's tools they're using

16:15. An electrical pole? No electricity till the beginning of the 20th century. 🔋😁

Are we going to get a video of you using the smokehouse?

Overall a good video but I'm disappointed that you didn't show the putting in of the entrances to the stalls.

I'm genuinely interested - please can you give me an idea of how many injuries there were during the build. Thanks 👍

Was it a simpler time, I doubt it.... These "simple" tools were the result of thousands of years of social and technological development.