This year ended with lumber prices wavering around what can be considered the “new normal,” according to the latest Madison's Lumber Reporter.

Vermont manufacturer of wooden tableware has successfully deployed a UR5e collaborative robot from Universal Robots to handle the finish sanding of cutting boards. The new robot colleague, named ‘Sandrew’ by the staff, has delivered a 40% increase in the production throughput, which resulted in the robot paying itself back in just two months.

Antique Bronze is one of three new metal edgebanding designs that DC Distributing will highlight at Wood Pro Expo Florida.

HOLLAND LANDING, Ontario – Financially-distressed Inscape, once one of Ontario’s largest office furniture manufacturers, is now a subsidiary of HUK 121 Ltd., a subsidiary of Hilco Capital Ltd.

Mark Summers is the founder of the CAD/CAM software well known to woodworkers and router programmers – Mastercam. He is also a closet maker who uses his woodworking talents to make closets for family and friends while making improvements to the CAD/CAM product.

Martco, LLC, the parent company of the third-generation, family-owned timber sourcing and manufacturing company RoyOMartin, plans to invest $9.5 million to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Natchitoches Parish lumber mill in Louisiana.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As many custom woodworkers find out, being great at designing and fabricating cabinets and furniture does not necessarily translate into being adept at managing the business side of things.

The Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act – known as STURDY – was passed by Congress in December as part of the $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill. It was signed into law when President Biden signed the spending package.

Existing-home sales declined for the tenth month in a row in November, according to the National Association of Realtors. All four major U.S. regions recorded month-over-month and year-over-year declines.

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