The wood industry talked table saw safety rules, the fate of a fallen 1,500 year old Redwood in California, and wood craft excellence. These were WoodworkingNetwork.com's most commented items in 2011.

ZEELAND, MI -- Contract furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. reported net sales for its second quarter of $445.6 million, an increase of 8.1% over the same period in 2010.

Furniture, cabinetry, flooring, window, door and millwork firms are poised to gain as the housing market shows signs of life. Stocks spiked 337 points and home building and cabinetry shares joined in the rise.

Highly successful in the office and educational furniture market, OFM co-founders Abel and Barbara Zalcberg have set their sites on another arena — hockey.

AUSTIN, TX – Registration is now open for the most comprehensive Custom Cabinet Conference (CCC) in the event’s three-year history.

NEWARK, NJ - Kitchen cabinetry firm Express Cabinets Inc. will relocate operations to a 200,000 square foot plant in Yonkers, NY.

LEESBURG, VA -- North American composite panel shipments in November totaled 407 MMSF, up by 5% from the same month a year ago, according to data collected and extrapolated by the Composite Panel Association (CPA).

TWO RIVERS, WI -- Thermo Fisher Scientific said it will shut down its wood plant in Two Rivers and shift its production of wood laboratory furniture to its plant in Round Rock, TX.

Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz will be among the speakers at the 2012 International Wood Products Assn. (IWPA) convention. The convention will be held March 28-30 at the Miramonte in Indian Wells, CA.