MADISON, Wis. -- In the decade before the pandemic, the Cabinetmaking and Millwork program at Madison College hosted more than thirty industry-sponsored seminars. COVID forced the college to put these on hold, but after a two-year hiatus, in April the program held an event focusing on Treating & Altering Surfaces. The all-day seminar featured classroom presentations and live demonstrations.

In an recent Twitter poll, the WoodworkingNetwork.com, asked a simple question:  Managers, if you had a choice between a skilled worker who was reliable and quick on their feet, or a shiny new piece of equipment, would you choose the hard-to-come-by skilled worker or the shiny new woodworking machine?   While respondents were small, the numbers were telling. With nearly 8 of 10 respondents responding that they would prefer a skilled worker over a new machine. 

Disney has launched Disney Home, a design brand selling furnishings, home accessories and limited-edition collaborations.  Disney Home brings together various existing products under one roof including kids' bedding and homeware made by Disney and its affiliated designers and retailers. It also introduces some new products, with Disney promising "aspirational furniture" and "bespoke design pieces".

Crews battled a fire April 24 at a lumber yard in Darlington, S.C.

The new facility in Eastvale, California, provides a location for the company to more effectively service regional customers, including Mexico, with technical service and replacement parts. 

Expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner-occupied housing stock are expected to grow throughout 2022 and into early next year, but at a decelerating pace.

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- For the moment, reports Madison's Lumber Reporter, it seems the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market has found a supply-demand balance, as the benchmark price drops slightly but many others remain flat. In the week following Easter, sawmills, and wholesalers seemed to find good price levels that attracted back customers who may have been waiting to book purchases. Suppliers reported robust sales on continued plump inventories, while buyer enthusiasm pushed sawmill order files into early May.  

In this video, sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners, a doctor of osteopathy describes the silent killer that can be fractal wood burning.

Electrocution during fractal burning was ruled the cause of death of two people who were found dead in Wisconsin on April 6, 2022, according to sheriff’s officials.

SAN DIEGO -- WOOD TAIWAN will raffle off a $250 Amazon gift card at the conclusion of each day of Wood Pro Expo California, co-located with the Closets Expo, April 28-29 at the San Diego Convention Center.