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PBS TV's American Woodshop Will Now Auction Its Projects

As co-hosts of the PBS TV series The American Woodshop, Scott and Suzy Phillips are changing the show’s focus starting this season. The projects will now be scheduled for auction, and the proceeds will be donated to two Ohio organizations that provide furniture for those who need it and who teach the craft of woodworking.

By Robert Dalheim, December 14, 2015 | 3:00 pm CST

Event Coverage

China Set Stringent Rules of Its Own At PEFC Certification Week

Forest Certification Week took place last week, a China laid out rules requiring forest certifiers to earn its approval during the annual gathering of those involved with chain of custody systems. Overshadowed by the World Climate Summit in Paris, its activities will be important to achieving Summit goals.

By Bill Esler, December 14, 2015 | 2:44 pm CST

Management

Help Wanted: Cabinet Maker in Westgate Vacation Villas & Spa

The Job of the Day is in a vacation destination: Kissimmee, Florida, where Westgate Vacation Villas Resot and Spa seeks a cabinet maker to build, adjust, and repair cabinetry.

By Bill Esler, December 14, 2015 | 12:58 pm CST

Woodworking Industry News

$16 Billion Consumer Products Megadeal: Newell Rubbermaid Buys Jarden

Home storage, tool and consumer products giant Newell Rubbermaid has entered into an agreement with Jarden Corp. which will combine the two into a $16 billion company to be named Newell Brands. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 14, 2015 | 12:11 pm CST

Offerman woodshop, woodworking collectives

Event Coverage

Call for National Meet-up of Woodworking Collectives

FDMC magazine will launch a national gathering of woodworking collectives - a growing wood industry segment which finds small woodworking businesses sharing a single manufacturing center and sometimes jointly producing larger or more complex projects and commissions. Will Sampson, editor of FDMC, will moderate the gathering, taking place March 23 in Pasadena, Californa.

By Bill Esler, December 14, 2015 | 11:04 am CST

Video

How To Turn 7 IKEA Kitchen Cabinets Into a Platform Bed

An IKEA hack: See how Chris Heider took seven standard IKEA kitchen cabinets and some framing lumber to create a platform bed with storage space.

By Michaelle Bradford, December 14, 2015 | 10:35 am CST

Pricing & Supply

Interfor Resumes SC Sawmill Operations Closed from Flooding

Interfor will resume operations at its Georgetown, SC, sawmill that had been shuttered two months due to extensive flooding. The Georgetown mill is one of nine sawmills in the southern United States owned by the lumber conglomerate.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 14, 2015 | 10:25 am CST

Closets

Contur Garage Cabinets Launches Iconic Automotive Branded Line

MONTREAL – Contur Cabinet launched a garage cabinetry collection with Fiat Chrysler that matches its vehicles, from RAM trucks, to Viper sports cars. A Plymouth line cabinet even features a hood scoop on the cabinet door.Contur Cabinet, based in Montreal, makes metal garage cabinets. The new cabinet collection is being produced in partnership with automotive manufacturer FCA US, a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., parent of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and FIAT brands as well as the SRT performance vehicle designation.

By Michaelle Bradford, December 14, 2015 | 9:46 am CST

Woodworking Industry News

Wolf Cabinetry Owner Quad-C Investments Divests Balboa Bath Fixtures

Quad-C Investments, which holds equity in a number of building and construction materials businesses, has sold the Balboa Water Group, a bath fixtures firm, to AEA Investors. Quad-C acquired Wolf Cabinetry in July 2015.

By Bill Esler, December 14, 2015 | 9:29 am CST

Architectural Products

Hearst Castle-inspired Ceiling Designed and Built by Gabriel McKeagney

Gabriel McKeagney sent us has latest project: an adaptation of a ceiling in the Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California. Designed and built by McKeagney, "The layout can be adjusted to suit any room's dimensions," he says. The ceiling is manufactured in wood, MDF, and resin, primed and ready for installation. Email him at [email protected] for more info.

By Bill Esler, December 13, 2015 | 8:55 pm CST