We've recapped 2014's most-viewed wood industry news, top manufacturing technologies; the trendiest woodworking projects, and most-clicked how-to articles; most sought-after design and material trends. Here's a look at 2014's smartest ideas.

Seven were injured and major buildings collapsed after a tornado hit Langdale Forest Products' Maintenance and Fabrication shop in near Valdosta, GA.

The case of Georgia Chopsticks, which entered bankruptcy despite exporting millions of U.S. made poplar chopsticks to eager buyers in China, nears an end as U.S. Court in Atlanta approved an accountant to handle residual tax issues.

To get lumber to the right moisture content, it’s not as simple as just letting the wood sit before you use it. Sometimes letting the wood acclimate to its new environment is actually a bad idea.

AF&PA and the American Wood Council explain the complex issue of biomass carbon neutrality in only 90 seconds.

A 50,000 year old kauri board, still workable and used by Wisconsin furniture maker Ancientwood, was among 2014's most viewed Project Gallery items. Also, a walnut table 3D printed prototype, a match stick space station, curly cherry bar, and a teardrop plywood and aluminum trailer