Do you recognize this tool? This Japanese tool is part of the East Asian collection at the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures at the University of Illinois (www.spurlock.illinois.edu).   The 30.7 cm long (height) tool weighs 216 g, was used by east Asian laborers. and dates from 1900 to 1959. The tool can be seen from several angles by clicking here. 

  RIALTO, Calif. – Plant Prefab signed a long-term lease in December to open the nation’s first automated factory devoted to efficiently and sustainably building multifamily developments and custom single-family homes. In this animated video viewers take a peak at operations inside the company's new 270,000-square-foot facility that will be situated on 17 acres in the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center 25 miles south of Bakersfield, California, and will serve as Plant Prefab’s third factory.

DRUMMONDVILLE – SIBO, historically the most important event for Quebec’s secondary wood products industry, is scheduled to take place Oct 27-29, 2022, at the Centrexpo Cogeco.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would end normal trade relations with Russia.

SAN DIEGO – Richelieu will showcase its extensive product lineup for closet and storage professionals, and designers at the Closets Expo, April 28-29.

FRUITLAND, Idaho, and ST. LOUIS -- Woodgrain Inc. has agreed to acquire Huttig Building Products Inc. for approximately $350 million including the assumption of debt. The Huttig acquisition will significantly increase Woodgrain’s distribution network, its product offering, and its value-added services, the company said. Huttig is a distributor of millwork, building materials, and wood products.

Researchers from Texas A&M University have reported the development of a new environmentally friendly coating that makes wooden construction materials fire-resistant.

A Brazilian court found three companies guilty of illegally logging in the Amazon rainforest, fined them US$100,000 each and ordered them to plant 10 hectares with the protected Brazil nut tree, which they were found to have exploited, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Brazilian nut tree A Brazilian court found three companies guilty of illegally logging in the Amazon rainforest, fined them $100,000 (U.s.) each and ordered them to plant 10 hectares with the protected Brazil nut tree, which they were found to have exploited.

A Union Pacific freight train carrying lumber derailed in Colton Monday morning, sending 13 cars off the tracks.

Walker Zanger, makers of a  luxury brand in tile and slabs, has launched a new website. The recent upgrade was designed with the emphasis on better serving their dealer and distributor network and providing customers with an easy-to-navigate platform to find the appropriate product for their project.