U.S. Home Systems unit extends Home Depot sales deal fr three years; new video and online design tools for The Home Depot cabinetry refacing supplier guides kitchen remodeling design and select kitchen cabinetry surfaces and other options.

Wood entry and garage door replacement deliver high return on investment.

Masco cabinetry sales fell in 2010, though lean manufacturing helped keep margins steady, even in the face of rising commodity prices.

Lumber pricing is on the move, as exports again began to grow in 2010. Vietnam surpassed Mexico to become the largest market for U.S. hardwood exports.

The wood-focused act signifies a milestone in conservation.

Last week I provided a look at the manufacturing technology being used at seven of China’s large furniture factories. Today’s blog is a short photo-essay of some of the sights we saw in and around Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Retrieve. Scan. Place. Repeat. Demonstrating precise accuracy and flexibility, the robotic cell at Wichita, KS-based Custom Cupboards builds face frames for the company’s line of traditional cabinetry. This cell is the first of its kind in the United States.

Wood-fired power plants led this week's news, with funding, fires, and complaints as a heavily subsidized wood-to-ethanol plant closed in Soperton, GA. Also, roving editor Karen Koenig delivers daily dispatches from China's furniture and cabinetry plants; and Martha Stewart visits her cabinetmakers in Kinton, NC.

The wood-focused project will exampine the effects of climate change on forest production.

Southern pines, particularly loblolly pine, will be the subject of a five-year $20 million study involving 12 universities.