WWP July 1998

There is a lot of celebrating going on at the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America these days. The Association is celebrating 100 years of leadership in the woodworking industry in 1999.

Oak is such a commonly used wood in the United States that it could almost be described as ubiquitous. Most of the industry divides oak into two main categories, white oak and red oak. But even when oak is counted as two distinct woods, red oak and white oak have consistently been named among the top five most used woods at the High Point Furniture market each spring and fall.