Many veteran woodworkers and craftsmen cling to waterstones as their preferred medium for tool sharpening.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. was recognized this week for the greatest increase in forest certification of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) national members at the PEFC General Assembly.

We first saw billboards saying “Chicago is going to get dumped” several months ago.I thought this was a reference to the city’s two major league baseball teams. They had combined to lose 195 games, eclipsing a record set in 1948. Certainly the billboard was not referring to a furniture store. Who would name a retail outlet The Dump?To see a dump when I was young, we had to travel to my aunt and uncle’s cabin in the far north woods of Wisconsin. A trip to the dump, necessary since there was no garbage collection, was a highlight for me at 14 or 15 years old.

The GRASS Canada team is proud to announce Nadja Mann as the new President of GRASS Canada Inc.

On November 7 and 8, Biesse America hosted over 100 manufacturers from across the United States at its One2One event held in Charlotte, NC facility.

A fast-setting adhesive tape that could be used in place of hammer and nails to speed assembly of prefabricated houses has been developed by researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research

With prefabricated houses, the dream of having one’s own home can quickly become a reality. Until now, nails have been used to hold the individual components together. Now an adhesive tape has been developed to perform this task.

Todd Gluski has been named Brand Manager for Affinity Tool Works LLC, located in Troy, MI.

The IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award opened the call for entries for the 2014 competition. It honors new and innovative technologies in products, services, or manufacturing techniques that will advance the woodworking industry.

Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS 2013) held Oct. 24-26 was a successful venue for Grass Canada Inc.