Timber Kings
At a family-run log-home empire, master craftsmen hand-build multimillion-dollar homes, take them apart, ship them around the world and rebuild them in extraordinary locations, all while battling brutal deadlines, extreme logistics and larger-than-life personalities.
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Adam Wilkenfeld is a three-time Emmy Award-winning director, producer, interviewer, and writer whose work has reached audiences across North America and around the world. He created and executive produced Slobby’s World (Netflix) and Timber Kings (HGTV Canada), which ran for four seasons, spawned a spinoff, and became the #1 series in the network’s history. Adam also served as showrunner for the launch season of Timber Kings, which premiered with 4.5x the network’s average viewership in its timeslot.
Earlier in his career, Adam was Development Producer, Executive Producer, and Showrunner on Saw Dogs (Discovery), and spent more than a decade producing news and documentaries on social and medical issues impacting children and families. In that period, he conducted more than 2,000 interviews—often on deeply sensitive topics—and led crews through 25 U.S. states and Canadian provinces. Two of his Emmy Awards recognize Outstanding Documentary work; the third honors Best Public Affairs Programming.
Beyond television, Adam has brought his storytelling skills to campaigns for clients such as the New York State Education Department, Morehouse College, The Centers for Disease Control, Neutrogena, RL Leaders, the U.S. Army, THQ Video Games, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles Unified School District, and many others. Whether for broadcast, documentary, or branded content, his work combines curiosity, empathy, and precision to create stories that resonate.
Deep in British Columbia, the craftsmen of Pioneer Log Homes turn massive timbers into some of the most spectacular homes on Earth.
Each project begins with an ambitious client and a dream that pushes the builders to create something they have never built before. The crew selects, peels, shapes and hand-fits enormous logs, combining old-world craftsmanship with engineering, improvisation and sheer muscle.
But building the house is only half the job. Once complete, the entire structure is taken apart and transported to its permanent home, sometimes across oceans, over ice roads or into remote locations by barge, landing craft or helicopter.
Then they build it all over again.
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