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Watch as a Sing honeycomb door is laminated with oak staves

In this time-released video shop workers laminate an aluminum honeycomb door from Sing Core with oak staves. Sing Core, invented by Peter Sing, is a hybrid technology using Balsa wood (only 8% of natural wood fiber) and foam core (recycled).

By Michaelle Bradford, March 14, 2016 | 9:20 am CDT

Project Gallery

Is this 20th Century woodworking tool wall case worth $150,000?

M.S. Rau Antiques is selling an antique craftsman's tool cabinet, a "compendium of woodworking tools comprises 210 antique and vintage specimens stored within a marvelous, custom-crafted wall cabinet," as the seller describes it. American and British tool makers are represented in this one-of-a-kind collection, including Stanley, Stormont, Disston, and Sorby Mortise.

The selection includes planes, chisels, and saws, auger bits, squares, and spokeshaves in excellent condition. Each tool has a dedicated place within this multi-layered cabinet.

By Bill Esler, March 14, 2016 | 8:34 am CDT

Management

Small businesses gain from permanent tax breaks

Cabinets & Closets Expo 2016 is the first big show with running wood manufacturing machinery and controlling software to takes place since Congress made permanent the investment tax incentives known as Section 179.

By Bill Esler, March 13, 2016 | 9:06 pm CDT

Project Gallery

Chaool - a chair and stepstool designed by Joshua Dycus

Joshua Dycus develops a chair that doubles as a step stool, and shares his creative design process.

By Bill Esler, March 13, 2016 | 3:34 pm CDT

Video

For laminate decor paper prints, Interprint builds first industrial scale digital print line

For laminate panel, Interprint has erected a KBA RotaJet168, the first industrial digital printer for the printing of wood, stone and creative décors on décor paper - normally printed on conventional gravure printing presses. Located in Arnsberg, Germany, the headquarters of the international décor printer.

By Bill Esler, March 12, 2016 | 10:42 pm CST

Panel Supply

Waddell wood components diversifies with Artis Wall Kickstarter campaign

Waddell Manufacturing, an Ohio wood component supplier in business over 100 years, launched a Kickstarter campaign to promote its Artis Wall reclaimed wood paneling strips. The campaign raises funds and sells product, reaching more than double its goal by raising $40,000 with four days to go.

By Bill Esler, March 12, 2016 | 3:28 pm CST

Cabinets

Wellborn Cabinet launches porcelain color on MDF and other woods

Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. is will launch a Procelain paint on May 2, 2016. The Porcelain paint in Wellborn's Premier Series, is a white paint with grey undertones.

March 12, 2016 | 2:06 pm CST

Event Coverage

World of quality the theme for Salone del Mobile Milan 2016 furniture event

At the 55th edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan, over 300,000 operators from more than 160 countries and a visiting public of over 30,000 people on the Saturday and Sunday – from 12th to 17th April at the Milan Fairgrounds, Rho.

March 11, 2016 | 7:36 pm CST

Management

Customized CNC machines: are they worth the investment?

Is it advantageous to invest in customized routers, or will off-the-shelf equipment be sufficient? It’s a question that woodworking companies in general, and cabinetmakers in particular inevitably have to ask.

By Jim Heenan, AXYZ International, March 11, 2016 | 4:13 pm CST

Woodworking Industry News

Union Grove Saw & Knife expands to secondary wood manufacturing client services

Union Grove Saw and Knife, Inc. says it is now fully equipped to handle the secondary woodworking industry markets just as effectively as it has serviced the primary wood markets since its founding in 1983.

By Bill Esler, March 11, 2016 | 2:06 pm CST