WWP August 2008

By Wade Vonasek - Keeping standards high and costs low have helped Phoenix, AZ-based Able Architectural Woodworks stay busy and profitable.

By Matt Warnock and Wade Vonasek - Despite the current economic conditions in the United States, the office furniture industry has taken the steps necessary for achieving moderate growth.

A Marquetry IdolAvodire’s buttery-rich color makes it a specialty sensation.By Jo-Ann Kaiser Family Name Turraeanthus africanus, Turraeanthus zenkeri and Turraeanthus vignei of the Family Meliaceae  Common Names Avodire, apaya, apeya, appayia, engan, lusamba, agbe, esu, olon, African satinwood, African white mahogany

By Tom Dossenbach - Part II: Don’t be a snail.

Major League Baseball hopes to have a recommendation in place by November to reduce the number of broken bats. The 2008 baseball season has been strife with speculation. Will the (current) National League-leading Chicago Cubs actually end their 100-year drought and win the World Series? Will Manny Ramirez actually play like he’s paid, now that he’s in Los Angeles?

The North American wood products industry is awakening to the challenges, opportunities and frustrations of the green building movement