Among the most viewed stories last week was a plea to woodworkers from the Power Tool Institute to oppose rules that prescribe a specific technology for preventing amputations.
The lumber report from Hardwood Review suggesting maple lumber will stay in demand, and with supplies short, it will be pricey.
Also topping the news: Crawford Furniture is closing the plant it just reopened, adding ominously it "hopes" to reopen operations.
And an overwhelming response met the University of Georgia announcement that researchers developed a super yeast that turns pine wood chips into ethanol. This tough yeast thrives on turpentine and pine tar, converting biomass to ethanol, ready for the gas tank.
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Super Yeast Turns Pine to Car Fuel Updated: 11/19/2011 10:07:00 AM |
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By Andy Johnson | Updated: 11/17/2011 11:29:00 AM |
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Table Saw Makers Seek Woodworkers' Help on Safety Rule By Rich Christianson | Updated: 11/22/2011 12:10:00 PM |
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Crawford Furniture to Close Plant By Rich Christianson | Updated: 11/21/2011 10:20:00 AM |
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SierraPine to Lay Off 51 at MDF Mill By Rich Christianson | Updated: 11/19/2011 12:17:00 PM |
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U.S. Fixture Firms Gain as Retailers Plan for Export By Bill Esler | Updated: 11/18/2011 1:23:00 PM |
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U.S. Furniture Industry Rebound: Who Will Do the Work? By Rich Christianson | Updated: 11/18/2011 12:32:00 PM |
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Sino-Forest Board Disputes Fraud Claims By Bill Esler | Updated: 11/17/2011 10:24:00 AMChina-based forestry and flooring manufacturer Sino-Forest, says it found no evidence of fraud after it an internal study conducted by it board. In September analyst Muddy Waters called the firm a "Ponzi scheme." Read more |
Millwork Legend OB Williams Turns 122 By Cindy Baccetti | Updated: 11/17/2011 4:07:00 PMFrom the Depression of 1929 to the recession of 2008 and beyond, Seattle's historic woodworking firm OB Williams recounts its history spanning President Benjamin Harrison to historic Benaroya Hall, and its strategy, as it approaches a quasquicentennial year with optimism and hope |
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