Martin Goebel, founder of Goebel Furniture, exhibited at the Smithsonian Craft Show, April 22–26, 2026, one of the nation’s premier showcases of contemporary American craft.

Each month in FDMC Magazine, we feature the 'Notable Nine Online,' nine stories that were the most viewed and engaged with from WoodworkingNetwork.com over the past month. The following stories were chosen by our readers by what they were most interested in from April 14 to May 13.

Finalists have been announced for the 2026 Top Shelf Design Awards. Winners will be announced July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida, during the 2026 Closets Conference & Expo.

Contract furniture manufacturer KI will debut Cognetic Technology, a platform that the company says will redefine workplace seating through a new category focused on human performance.

According to Mordor Intelligence, the bedroom furniture market size is expected to grow from $126.80 billion (USD) in 2025 to $132.49 billion (USD) in 2026, reaching $165.07 billion (USD) by 2031 at a CAGR of 4.49%.

Fire testing is expensive and complex, which is why industry leaders look to the Forest Service for expertise. The Fire Lab at the USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory conducts research that influences building codes and furthers fire science knowledge to ensure the safety of buildings that include wood components.“The work we do here at the Forest Products Laboratory is really important for everybody’s everyday lives in terms of the buildings we live in, work in, and play in,” said Forest Products Laboratory materials research engineer Laura Hasburgh.

A tornado tore thru a more than century old lumber business on Friday, May 22, destroying one building and damaging large sections of its main warehouse.

JASPER, Ind. — The Jasper Group is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2026, marking a century and a half of furniture manufacturing in Jasper. The Jasper Group is an Indiana-based furniture manufacturer and the parent company of JSI and Klem. It traces its roots back to 1876, it employs roughly 1,000 workers across 2.3 million square feet of manufacturing facilities in Dubois and Orange counties, supplying high-quality wood furniture for corporate, public, and hospitality spaces. 

Mantra Inspired Furniture, a design-forward manufacturer of thoughtfully crafted commercial furniture, has acquired Created Hardwood, an Ohio-based manufacturer specializing in custom solid American hardwood furniture.

Woodgrain Inc. has installed a new Cefla prefinish line at its distribution facility in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.