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Robert Dalheim is an editor at the Woodworking Network. Along with publishing online news articles, he writes feature stories for the FDMC print publication. He can be reached at [email protected].

Woodworking Industry News

Angry Wayfair customers are mistakenly calling Massachusetts furniture store

A Massachusetts furniture store is being slammed with calls from customers who think they're calling one of Wayfair's Chinese suppliers.

By Robert Dalheim, March 22, 2021 | 11:23 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Truckers get mass timber headquarters in Washington DC

Washington D.C.'s first commercial office building made of mass timber will be leased to the nation's largest trucking association.

By Robert Dalheim, March 19, 2021 | 12:33 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Storm-induced foam shortage is hurting furniture makers

A shortage of foam has forced production and hour cutbacks for several furniture manufacturers.

By Robert Dalheim, March 18, 2021 | 11:39 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

China critic Tai unanimously confirmed by Senate as U.S. Trade Representative

President Biden appointee Katherine Tai has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate in a 98-0 vote as the new U.S. Trade Representative.

By Robert Dalheim, March 18, 2021 | 10:59 am CDT

Project Gallery

Custom walnut table features scaled 3D model of construction site

Ryan Haasen's custom board room table is a sight to behold.

By Robert Dalheim, March 18, 2021 | 10:56 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

India's Classic Home furniture acquires North Carolina's Braxton Culler

Classic Home, an India-based residential furniture maker, has acquired Braxton Culler, a high-end residential furniture maker based near High Point, North Carolina.

By Robert Dalheim, March 17, 2021 | 12:09 pm CDT

Technology

'Virtual' furniture sells for nearly half a million dollars

The line, created by Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger, does not feature any actual furniture - at least yet.

By Robert Dalheim, March 17, 2021 | 11:51 am CDT

Technology

Researchers harvest electricity from wood, turn it into generator

Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have chemically modified wood and made it more compressible, turning it into a mini-generator.

By Robert Dalheim, March 17, 2021 | 11:15 am CDT

Video

Choreographed forklifts: Combilift joins the viral Jerusalema Dance Challenge

Irish forklift giant Combilift has added a St. Patrick's Day twist to the Jerusalema Dance Challenge, a dance craze going viral around the world.

By Robert Dalheim, March 16, 2021 | 12:51 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Congress pushes Biden to intervene on rising lumber prices

Congress wrote a letter urging President Biden for a legislative solution to soaring lumber prices.

By Robert Dalheim, March 16, 2021 | 12:20 pm CDT