A Boffi Italian kitchen suite clocked in at $150,000 for a remodeling job in San Francisco. Jeanette Lam, who specified beveled-edge counters atop shiny white polyester coated cabinetry with no hardware showing, is a sophisticate in wood products. She owns Struxture, inc., a hand-scraped hardwood flooring firm.

Are you getting maximum performance out of your wide belt sander? Conducting a professional evaluation of the wide sanding belts can offer valuable insight, but it takes time to do it right.

Stiles Machinery said during its IWF 2016 press conference that it will provide support to the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive,. Based in Copemish, Michigan, the organization propagates some of Earth's oldest trees, including California's giant redwoods, bycloning cuttings of the centuries-old specimens.

Tariff barriers imposed on Canadian softwood lumber have cost U.S. consumers $6 billion, says the Montreal Economic Institute, a Canadian public policy research center.

Biesse, a manufacturer of industrial machinery for wood, plastic and non-ferrous metals, has announced its Fall Inside event dates to be held in their showrooms located throughout the United States and Canada.

In addition to an efficient finishing process, IWF TV sponsor Sherwin-Williams says it offers conversion varnishes, lacquers, UV coatings, and a unique universal primer called Sherwood. Joe Kujawski of Sherwin-Williams says Sherwood is great for pigmented finishes, dries quickly, and can have any coating placed over it.

Tuxedo cabinets with black bottoms and white tops is trending, according to Zillow's Digs Home Trends Forecast, which has designers analyze trends by looking at pictures of existing homes for sale on the real estate website. Hidden appliances, flush-to-ceiling top cabinets, and shiplap wood paneling are also on the rise. Cherry wood cabinets are on the decline.

The 2016 annual distributor convention is to be held at Hyatt Regency in Chicago from November 1-3.