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Millar Western sells Boyle sawmill to Northland Forest Products

Millar Western Forest Products says it sold its Boyle sawmill operations to Northland Forest Products, effective December 22 for $30 million plus working capital. It is still scheduled for closure next month.

By Bill Esler, January 3, 2016 | 2:41 pm CST

Pricing & Supply

3D wood printing lab aims at furniture and wood building components

Creating wood-based materials for industrial-scale 3D printing of furniture and other wood products is the aim of the Would Wood project. Launched under a funding program by the Swedish government, it will develop integrated material and production concepts.

By Bill Esler, January 3, 2016 | 1:10 pm CST

Magazine

Top Woodworking Tools & Technology from 2015

FDMC magazine's Will Sampson looks at key wood manufacturing technology and tools from 2015, with examples of each. "It was a good year for the woodworking industry and an especially good year for innovations in tools for professional woodworking," says Sampson. "All these tools represent significant advances in their categories."

By William Sampson, January 1, 2016 | 11:02 am CST

Furniture

Residential furniture orders resumed gains in October 2015

Residential furniture orders saw slight gains in October, boding well for the industry which saw its 17-month string of year-over-year growth come to a halt in September. The latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors by High Point accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard saw October new orders increase 1 percent over 2014 figures.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 31, 2015 | 8:27 am CST

Woodworking Industry News

N-Hance wood finishing franchise plans sizeable D.C. Metro expansion

Washington - N-Hance Wood Renewal, a wood floor and cabinetry refinishing franchise partner of Home Depot, says it will expand in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and plans 15 new territories for the region.

By Bill Esler, December 30, 2015 | 12:56 pm CST

Almanac Market Data

New construction spurs wood adhesives market to $17.8 billion by 2020

The global wood adhesives and binders market is projected to grow 4.4 percent annually, reaching $17.77 billion by 2020. Gains will be spurred by growth in the construction market and related increases in furniture, cabinetry and related products manufacturing, according to a recent study by Transparency Market Research.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 30, 2015 | 12:27 pm CST

Gaithersburg Architectural Millwork-Gallaudet University

Architectural Products

How Gaithersburg Architectural Millwork improved its finish quality

An investment in sanding equipment has helped award-winning architectural woodwork firm Gaithersburg Cabinetry & Millwork to improve its quality and productivity in the finishing area — and set it apart from competitors.

By Jo-Ann Kaiser, December 30, 2015 | 12:05 pm CST

Top Shelf Design Awards

Call for Entries: Top Shelf Closets Design Awards 2016

The 2016 Top Shelf Closets Design Awards contest is well underway. Do you have an award-winning project?

By Michaelle Bradford, December 30, 2015 | 11:45 am CST

Closets

See what goes into making custom Baldhead garage cabinets

BEND, Ore. -- Baldhead Cabinet Company is full-service, family-owned company that designs and manufactures custom metal garage cabinets in Bend, Oregon. See what goes into building a Baldhead cabinet from start to finish and take a virtual tour of the shop. baldheadcabinets.com[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"81602","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]

By Michaelle Bradford, December 30, 2015 | 10:10 am CST

News

Offices of the future: 5 ways they will get weirder

Someone in 1980 could have imagined people using super-efficient electric typewriters and cordless phones, wrote Blake Zalcberg, CEO of OFM, in the Huffington Post. But they couldn't have imagined a world of mini computers in their pocket, texting coworkers and writing on smart phones. The office of 2045 is likely to be even more outlandish.

By Karl D. Forth, December 30, 2015 | 9:43 am CST