Mitch Slater, president of Danver Corporation, a fabricator of stainless steel cabinetry and components, discusses his company's product introductions at IWF 2012.

Three students of Rolla Technical Institute of Rolla, MO, took first place in the WoodLINKS USA ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture contest at the International Woodworking Fair last month in Atlanta.

Weeke introduces the new Vantech 510 MH computer numeric controlled (CNC) router for vertical drilling, intricate machining, part sizing, and contour for medium to large shops that use wood and other materials to produce cabinets and more.

What happened to the much-ballyhooed California Table Saw Safety Act? How could it cruise through the state’s Assembly by a crushing 64-4 vote, pass committee muster to move to the Senate, only to be ignored to its death by California senators?

Wood and foam prototype seating, DRIFT, has been developed by furniture maker KI and with students in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Day 2 at IWF 2012 started at 7:45 AM in Hall B, weaving my way through hundreds of machines in the eerily quiet hall. Saw tool organizers and nail guns.

Window and door manufacturer JELD-WEN said its CFO Neil Stuart resigned effective Sept. 28, 2012.He guided the firm firm through turbulent financial waters.

Lowe’s gave up on its attempt to acquire RONA after meeting resistance from the Montreal-based home improvement chain's board and local political figures.