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				The Big Build			


			

				
The Big Build


				

					7.0											
							IMDb tt0397927
						
										2005										Documentary				


				
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.

				

									

						
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				The Castle Tower
				46m				The Big Build's host, Nick Mystrom, lands in Northern Idaho to erect a 2-story medieval castle tower. Nick…			

		
				
			

									
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				Viking Longboat
				46m				Nick and the team create an exact replica of an 1,100-year-old ship using traditional materials and techniques.			

		
				
			

									
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				The Fort
				46m				Lewis and Clark, racing Oregon's winter chill, built the 50 foot square Fort Clatsop, a double structure shelter…			

		
				
			

									
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				The Speakeasy
				46m				Nick and the team fashion a jazz-era watering hole beneath the suburban home of two Chicago police officers.…			

		
				
			

									
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				Lighthouse
				46m				The BIG BUILD team reconstructs a historic lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie. Explore the inner workings…			

		
			



			

		
		

			

	
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