Woodworking Industry News

Teddy Roosevelt to get mass timber library

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota’s Badlands is scheduled to start construction in April, and the 26th president of the U.S. is being honored with a mass-timber building. Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a low-carbon advanced manufacturer of timber building materials and a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., announced that it will provide mass timber for the library. The company said the project honors the president’s legacy of conservation by utilizing locally sourced and renewable resources, like mass timber.

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West Fraser sells Quesnel facility

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has completed the sale of its Quesnel River Pulp mill, and its Slave Lake Pulp mill to an affiliate of a fund managed by Atlas Holdings following completion of customary regulatory reviews and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Driftwood Furniture Restoration

Hello, I bought an old driftwood coffee table that appears to have been stained a darker color at one time. Is it possible to bleach over this in order to lighten and restore the wood? Do I need to strip the existing paint before bleaching? Can I use an oil like Danish oil over painted driftwood? How can I make the wood lighter and more natural looking? Thank you