The Big Build(2005)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2005-11-21
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
What does it take to construct a Viking longboat or a stone tower like those that dotted the landscape of Medieval Europe? THE BIG BUILD looks to the past for challenges and tackles the ultimate “how to” projects. Host and contractor Nick Mystrom enlists experts from some of construction’s most esoteric fields as he puts his hands on history.
Keywords
constructiondiyhistoryhistorical reconstruction
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 5E01
The Castle Tower
Air Date: 2005-11-21
The Big Build's host, Nick Mystrom, lands in Northern Idaho to erect a 2-story medieval castle tower. Nick and Castle...
E02
Viking Longboat
Air Date: 2005-11-22
Nick and the team create an exact replica of an 1,100-year-old ship using traditional materials and techniques.
E03
The Fort
Air Date: 2005-11-23
Lewis and Clark, racing Oregon's winter chill, built the 50 foot square Fort Clatsop, a double structure shelter with...
E04
The Speakeasy
Air Date: 2005-11-24
Nick and the team fashion a jazz-era watering hole beneath the suburban home of two Chicago police officers. The ulti...
E05
Lighthouse
Air Date: 2005-11-25
The BIG BUILD team reconstructs a historic lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie. Explore the inner workings of a cla...
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