Dave Maynard 

David Maynard lives in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York and has been both a timber framer and a general contractor since the late 1980s. He got his start in timber framing when he hired on to an established timber framing company in Freeport, Maine. Armed with some book knowledge, lots of enthusiasm, and a growing love of the craft, he worked his way up to shop foreman.

After five years’ time, he then moved to upstate New York where he lives and works to this day. Dave continues to pursue the craft of timber framing ever striving to be “smarter than the wood.” He is a long-standing member of the Timber Framers’ Guild and has participated in several guild community-build projects including the Habitat for Humanity’s Home Project (York County, Pennsylvania), the Speed River Covered Bridge (Guelf, Ontario, Canada), the Champlain Canal Visitors’ Center (Schuylerville, New York), and the Sunrise Mill Project (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania).

Dave has taken part in several Heartwood courses both as student and instructor. He also has offered private timber frame workshops for children and adults. When he’s not working, Dave spends time repairing restoring and paddling wooden canoes.