Doug Bassett has been named president of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture, a manufacturer of wood bedroom furniture.

Poplar demand hasn't deteriorated as summer ended. Increasing moulding and millwork demand in the U.S., plus China's demand, will hike upper-grade red oak prices, says Hardwood Review's Andy Johnson.

A first laser edgebander in high speed production, Arauco's close of the Flakeboard acquisition, a lumber tax goes into force in California, and the revival of home building are among the wood industry's top reports for the week.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Cabot Stains, announced a voluntary recall of Wood Cleaner and Wood Brightener in container and spray pump.

Armstrong World Industries Inc. announced late Wednesday it will sell its cabinet business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for $27 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Good cabinetmakers don’t just fall off of any old turnip truck that rolls through town. That's why we need to support WoodLINKS to help create the next generation of qualified woodworkers.

Jessica Hickman of Hickman Lumber Co. of Emlenton, PA, narrates this video aptly titled, "What Happens at a Sawmill."

Walls + Forms now has a product gallery on its fast growing modular wall system online. The gallery will be updated regularly with new images.

Material ConneXion, a groundbreaking global materials consultancy with offices worldwide, has certified two Columbia Forest Products decorative plywood products for inclusion in its Library of Innovative Materials & Processes.