Robotic wood production versus King Richard III's furniture-making descendant were among the most viewed items at WoodworkingNetwork.com this week.
But the 2012 Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers' Assn. sales report - $4.7 billion in total for 2012, a 7.3 percent hike over 2011, verifies the recovery in remodeling and home building. Even more so for December, which saw cabinet sales jump more than 15 percent higher than the year ago December.
KCMA Executive VP Dick Titus says that after closing 2012 on a positive note for the first time in six years, expectations for 2013 cabinet sales are upbeat as the economy grows.
“The slow improvement in the health of the housing industry is expected to continue," Titus says in an interview with Wood & Wood Products February 2013. Cabinetry sales for new construction as well as repair and remodeling are projected to grow, as is an increased demand for certified cabinetry, Titus says.
Also among the hiighly viewed news this week: a giant aircraft cabinetry outfitting plant has opened in Arkansas - 194,000 square feet, with 290 employees the goal - making beautiful veneered wood interiors for private and corporate planes.
Also popular this week: how to use a Dremel to fix a hole mis-drilled on a CNC machine. Here are the week's most viewed wood industry reports:
Lights Out Woodworking at Ro-Bois-Tic |
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Furniture Maker Michael Ibsen Is Richard III's Descendant |
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Whalen Furniture Pays $725K in CPSC Penalty Suit By Karen Koenig | Updated: 01/31/2013 1:11:00 PM |
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Custom Aircraft Cabinets Opens $5.9 Million Plant |
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How To Use a Dremel to Save Mis-drilled Holes |
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Chrysler Cabinetry Launches at Chicago Auto Show by Bill Esler | Updated: 01/29/2013 10:49:00 PM |
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Herman Miller Wins U.S. Ban of Eames Knock-Offs |
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Maple Prices Will Climb on Cabinet Sales |
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Wood-paneled Party Rooms Greeted Super Bowl |
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