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Hardwood floating shelves are ready to finish in six widths

Omega National Products floating shelves, in hardwood or MDF, are designed for contemporary and transitional kitchen and bath styling.

By Bill Esler, March 22, 2018 | 1:15 pm CDT

Closets Conference & Expo News

Lockdowel offers closets demo kits

PASADENA -- Lockdowel glue-less, screw-less, snap-in fastening is offering their all-new shelf tighteners free, and complete demo kits for closet professionals for $125 – half off – when visiting their booth #603 during the Cabinet & Closet Expo in Pasadena March 27-29. Installed, the just-unveiled shelf tightener is completely invisible and enables shelves to fit tightly.

By Harry Urban, March 22, 2018 | 11:29 am CDT

Video

Building a "slinky escalator" out of wood

Master woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel is back at it again - this time building a slinky machine for never-ending slinky stair traversal.

By Robert Dalheim, March 22, 2018 | 11:10 am CDT

Event Coverage

Can artificial intelligence really fit into a sawmill operation?

From facial recognition to medical diagnostics to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent in our everyday lives. But can AI really fit into a sawmill operation?

By Robert Dalheim, March 22, 2018 | 11:01 am CDT

Components, Hardware & Assembly

Don't screw (up) your wood top

Recently, I got a question from a customer regarding a crack forming in his solid wood countertop. He built the top out of flat sawn white oak lumber and he wanted to figure out what caused the crack and hopefully, how he could repair it.

By Scott Wunder, March 22, 2018 | 10:37 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Lumber executive will go to prison after embezzling over $800,000

A former lumber executive has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for embezzling over $800,000 from the unnamed company he worked for.

By Robert Dalheim, March 22, 2018 | 10:31 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Doellken's digital-edge core design wins 2018 pro-K award

Pro-K Industrieverband has awarded Doellken the 2018 pro-K award for its digital-edge core design.

By Angel Kipfer, March 22, 2018 | 9:58 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Dining tables, seating lead move to outdoor spaces

Since 70 percent of people agree that they enjoy spending time in their outdoor living space more than inside, it’s only fitting that 2018 furnishing trends fully address the outdoor lifestyle experience.

By Karl D. Forth, March 22, 2018 | 8:45 am CDT

GlobalShop Trade Show Returns to Chicago

Event Coverage

GlobalShop March 27-29, 2018 in Chicago, to co-locate with IRCE and RFID in 2019

Combined event will bring designers, innovators, technologies, manufacturers, and e-commerce together at one fully integrated, retail exposition.

By Karl D. Forth, March 21, 2018 | 3:43 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Cross-laminated timber panel fails at Oregon State Univ.

A cross-laminated timber panel has failed during construction of a new campus building at Oregon State University (OSU), giving way between the second and third stories. Construction has been halted.

By Robert Dalheim, March 21, 2018 | 1:20 pm CDT