Restoring a 200 Year Old Danish Barn - Part 2

Join Mark from Nomad Boat Building as he travels to Denmark to help his friend Mikkel transform a 200-year-old timber-frame barn into a hands-on boatbuilding classroom. In this episode, Mark tackles a badly deteriorated barn corner. Using traditional techniques like scarfs, half-lap joints, Dutchman repairs, and wooden trunnels (tree nails), the structure is brought back into alignment while preserving as much of the original 1800s oak as possible. You’ll see: • How historic barns were built with mortise-and-tenon joinery • Why original wood is preserved instead of replaced • How crooked timber structures are repaired without straightening the whole building • Techniques shared between boatbuilding and timber framing • Traditional wooden fasteners and European restoration methods This episode blends boatbuilding, woodworking, and architectural restoration into one real-world repair that shows how traditional crafts solve modern problems. 👍 Like, subscribe, and support the channel via Super Thanks or Patreon to keep these projects going. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Why I came to Denmark 00:30 The 200-year-old barn & boat school 00:52 The collapsing corner 01:15 Evaluating the damage 01:25 Rebuilding the sill & corner 04:24 Adjusting tenons and joints 05:03 Scarfing the timber 07:08 Why we preserve original wood 10:37 Rebuilding the tenon face 12:22 Polyurethane glue-up 15:20 Making wooden trunnels 17:03 Designing the new corner 18:00 Test fitting 21:27 Support the channel 22:51 New sill log installed 23:43 Half-lap joints & brace repair 26:26 Final fitting 30:40 Finished corner 32:40 Original joinery explained 33:43 Closing #TimberFraming #BarnRestoration #Woodworking #BoatBuilding #NomadBoatBuilding #HistoricCraft #TraditionalJoinery #DanishBarn #WoodenStructures 🌐 Website: https://www.nomadboatbuilding.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadboatbuilding/ It’s not about the money — but living isn’t free. Here are some ways you can support the channel: 🧢 Buy merch: https://www.nomadboatbuilding.com/shop/ ❤️ Support the videos on Patreon (monthly or annual): https://www.patreon.com/nomadboatbuilding ☕ Make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/nomadboatbuilding