Each month in FDMC Magazine, we feature the 'Notable Nine Online,' nine stories that were the most viewed and engaged with from WoodworkingNetwork.com over the past month. The following stories were chosen by our readers by what they were most interested in from December 14 to January 13.

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1. Furniture linked to Salem witch trials up for auction (Posted January 8, 2026)
Death and witchcraft are part of the story behind this 350-year-old cabinet. The history of a small, intricate "valuable cabinet," constructed by a famous Salem furniture maker and purchased by a local husband and wife during a time of mass hysteria known as the Salem witch trials, included the sudden, mysterious and agonizing death of the owner's wife, the trial and conviction of two women as witches, and their later confession that they had been "enchanted." 
 

2. Fire rips through Massachusetts woodworking company (Posted January 12, 2026)
A January 10 fire caused significant damage at M. L. Custom Woodwork, Bourne, Mass., which forced the decade-old company to suspend operations.
 

3. AKCA expresses disappointment over delayed kitchen cabinet tariff (Posted January 9, 2026)
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance expressed disappointment over Trump’s decision to delay implementation of a 50% tariff on kitchen cabinet imports.
 

4. HNI closing century-old Gunlocke plant in 2027, 135 Jobs impacted (Posted January 12, 2026)
After more than a century in operation, the historic Gunlocke wood furniture manufacturing is closing. Parent company, HNI, plans to exit its Wayland, New York, facility in 2027.

5. Music instrument maker closing Ohio factory (Posted January 9, 2026) 
Conn Selmer, the largest U.S. manufacturer of band and orchestra instruments, made a tentative decision to close its Eastlake, Ohio, factory in June.
 

6. Canadian cabinet industry relieved with tariffs postponement, continues call to remove 25% rate (Posted January 5, 2026) 
While the Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association welcomed news that U.S. tariffs would not be raised to 50%, it called for the existing 25% tariffs to be removed entirely.
 

7. Largest hotel association applauds tariff delay (Posted January 7, 2026) 
The largest hotel owners association in the U.S. welcomed President Donald Trump's Dec. 31, 2025, decision to delay the scheduled increase in tariffs.
 

8. 84 Lumber opens state-of-the-art door shop servicing Austin market (Posted January 7, 2026) 
The nation’s largest privately held building materials supplier has opened an 85,000-square-foot door shop, strategically located near Austin, Texas.
 

9. John Dooner Jr., longtime Ethan Allen director, has died (Posted January 8, 2026)
Ethan Allen announced the death of John Dooner Jr., 77, who served on the company’s Board of Directors for 15 years.