Mike Gullace

Mike's the head of the timber frame shop. In addition to his feline sense of balance (he'll be the guy walking nonchalantly along the ridge beam on raising day), Mike has an uncanny ability to think in 3D & can come up with a solution before anyone else has an inkling that there's a problem.

Mike built the home he shares with his wife & children and when free of family obligations, can be found at one end of a fishing pole in the summer and attached to a bowstring during October.

Marc Schaertl

As well as being a long-serving timber framer, Marc comes from a long line of master masons. He has the patience that comes with having a grown up daughter, two preschoolers and grandchildren.

Mike Basile

Mike's love of things old school and quirky is a thread that runs through his day to day life. From his choice of tools to his vehicles - his car has its engine backwards he's got a kick starter & points on the bike - he's not afraid to take a stand against the vagaries of fashion.

Jake Webster

The only member of the shop with a log building background, Jake does most of the chip carving on our frames. He's also pretty good at found form work and cut the log posts on some of our bigger commercial jobs. Recently married, when not swooning in honeymoon bliss with Jen he'll be relaxing at the dry end of a fishing pole.

Paul Plane

PJ came to the timber frame shop by way of our construction group and is now all grown up with a lovely wife Jolene, new baby boy and a 19th century timber frame farmhouse that he's whipping into shape for them all to nest in.

Tim Neumann

Tim is in the finishing stages of his own homebuilding odyssey, having raised his frame just down the road from the site of our treehouse workshop. When he and his wife Karen aren't working on their home, Tim's probably working on one of his kayak kits.

Dan Seeloff

Dan's one of those strange folks who actually enjoys winter in the Adirondacks. A native of Saranac Lake, he worked in various capacities in the construction industry (log work, excavating, you name it) before we enticed him and his family down to the Finger Lakes. Apparently the snowmobiling isn't nearly as good.

Andy Tack

Andy's a bit of an enigma - a quiet guy with a tough work ethic. This may be part of his personality or it just may be the Alfred post-collegiate haze. Either way, his composed nature makes him a great hunter - which is what occupies most of his fall weekend mornings.

Justin Stritzke

Justin's done just about everything you can think of when it comes to the construction industry, as well as being an expert horseman and steer-roper(well, this is the west after all). His passion is fine joinery however and has found a welcome home in McMinnville.

Cameron Thomas

We threw Cameron in at the deep end when signed on with NEW and we're delighted to say he rose to the occasion. Now with a couple of raisings under his toolbelt, he's learning the intricacies of layout and joinery, as well as the process of turning a timberframe into a home. If you get the chance, ask him about his time as a search & rescue team member.

Brian Wager

A native of the Finger Lakes, Brian knows how to enjoy wakeboarding as well as snowmobiling. Occasionally he takes a break from building his new home (overlooking Keuka Lake) to fly around motocross tracks and cut new trails. Brian is more than happy rolling into the shop on his street bike to hand finish timbers.

Jason Goos

Jason swapped the world of concrete construction for something a little warmer when he joined us in the Spring. After spending two seasons crewing on an Alaskan crab boat, he now prefers to catch his seafood at the end of a fly line.

Will Dunton

Will has always had a love of furniture and has refinished a good number of pieces on his own (cherry is his preferred medium). His love of wood led him to us. When he’s not working on timbers and frames, you can find him on his snowboard shredding or kickin' it on the soccer field.