Finishing room fire, ash borers and pine beetles, soyboard panels, and amazing cedar wood chip sculptures using a patented process were among the most viewed reports this week at Woodworking Network.
Hardwood supply shortages as the economy recovers and housing rebounds drew a lot of attention, as did last week's Hardwood Review report on China's record buying of logs and lumber from North American sources.
A unique textured approach to thermal wood flooring panels that won a Red Dot award is detailed in a feature story, a new feature of Woodworking Network - our online features rush wood manufacturer case studies, technology applications and business profiles to you before they are published in print editions.
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Record Hardwood Exports, Potential Lumber Shortages
By Andy Johnson | Updated: 07/20/2012 9:54:00 AM
Record hardwood lumber experts could lead to potential shortages in the fall. Read more
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Stanley May Sell Tool and Hardware Business: Updated By Bill Esler | Updated: 07/19/2012 6:14:00 PM
Stanley Black & Decker says it wants to sell the unit that operates its power tool business - the Hardware & Home Improvement Group - for about $1 billion. Read more
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Ash Borer, Pine Beetles Continue Spread
By Bill Esler | Updated: 07/22/2012 10:14:00 AM
The Emerald Ash Borer continues as a threat to lumber supplies, spreading in the U.S. and Canada. Pine Beetles also spread in British Columbia, affecting the wood harvest there.
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Ex- Henredon Furniture Plant Bull-Dozed for Walmart Store
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 07/24/2012 9:46:00 AM
Most of Henredon's flagship wood furniture plant, closed in late 2007, has been torn down to make way for a new Walmart Supercenter. Read more
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Agristrand Begins Churning Out Soyboard
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 07/22/2012 3:48:00 PM
Production of soy fiber particleboard is undeway at Agristrand Mankato LLC's 160,000-square-foot plant. Read more
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Wood Fired Power Plants Often Cited for Polluting: WSJ
By Bill Esler | Updated: 07/24/2012 8:54:00 AM
Wood-fueled and other biomass fired electric generating plants are seeing green credentials tarnished as they rack up citations for air and water pollution while spending millions in Federal subsidies, says a Wall St. Journal report. Read more
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Closets by Cabinetmakers Project Launch
By Bill Esler | Updated: 07/09/2012 8:28:00 PM
Home Depot and Columbia Forest Products are part of a supply chain for Thermwood's launch - YouBuild - an online order system to get cabinetmakers into closet making. Read more
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Finishing Room Fire as Wright Table Plant Hit by Lightning
By Karen Koenig | Updated: 07/24/2012 11:52:00 AM
A lightning strike is reportedly to blame for a fire yesterday that destroyed nearly one-third of Wright Table Co.’s furniture plant in Morganton, NC. Read more
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Table Saw Operators: What Not to Wear
By Rich Christianson | Updated: 07/20/2012 9:09:00 AM
Nothing quite like a photo of a politician, posing as if he’s about to feed a board through a table saw - his tie dangling from his neck - to stir the emotions of woodworkers. Read more
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Wood Chip Patents for Painstakingly Detailed Sculptures
Updated: 07/16/2012 8:45:00 AM
Sergei Bobkov has patented a unique way of creating amazing sculptures out of Siberian cedar wood-chips. Read more
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