About Us

My name is Dan Flinn and I am the owner of Quarry View Woodworks.  I retired as a firefighter from the City of Asheville Fire Department.  If you know a firefighter, you know someone who has a part time, or side job; mine was my business, Pinnacle Tree Service.  The business grew too much to manage part time, so I sold off my equipment.  However, during my time in tree work, I decided that I'd like a sawmill when I retired.  Things worked out and I was able to purchase a used Woodmizer LT35HD in 2020.

Nestled on a dear friends land, overlooking an old quarry, I spent time learning the mill and how the logs reacted to being milled. It took some time to grasp, but in the first part of 2021, I started milling for customers.

It was during this time that I attended a timber frame workshop instructed by Jim Rogers.  My minor interest in timber framing became a passion during this and several other workshops of his that I attended.

Along the way, I met an employee of Timberframe Horizons who happened to be in search of new hires.  Armed with just the basic understanding of plan reading, layout and cutting joinery, I reached out to TFH and started full time work with them in February of 2022. Time spent with the crew at TFH has proven to be incredibly educational, having cut and raised several frames and completed 2 'turn-key' builds in the past year (2024). I've since moved on to devote all my energy to the Learning Center.

Since I started this journey, I have been able to instruct alongside Jim in workshops, as well as instruct in VMI's Field Training Exercises, timber frame section.  As my involvement in the Timber Framer's Guild grows, so will my resume.

From the very first workshop with Jim, it was clear he brought a deep well of experience to the craft. Having spent much of his life in milling and timber frame instruction, Jim has played a key role in shaping how we teach and learn here. While he won’t be teaching anymore, the foundation he helped build remains strong. At The Timber Frame Learning Center of Western North Carolina, we’re committed to continuing that work—helping turn a passing interest in timber framing into real, hands-on knowledge.

What about woodworking, you might say? Well, I have always fancied myself a mediocre woodworker aspiring to be better.  I entertain custom builds, but for now, my time is better spent focusing on helping people move forward in their goal of creating timber frames.