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Woodspin opens first commercial facility producing wood-based textile fiber

Woodspin ramps up production of sustainable, wood-based Spinnova fiber at a new zero-emission factory. The first commercial facility producing Spinnova fiber is scaling up production to 1,000 metric tons of sustainable textile fiber annually.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 3:27 pm CDT

Events & Contests

Maine furniture maker wins national award and $100,000 in unrestricted funding

A Maine furniture maker and artist is one of five recipients of a national award for craftspeople that comes with $100,000 in unrestricted prize money.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 3:09 pm CDT

Cabinets

American Woodmark year-over-year sales down for the quarter, but income is up

WINCHESTER, Va. — For its fourth quarter, American Woodmark Corp.’s reported sales down were down, but its net income was up in its preliminary results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023, and its fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 1:54 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

NAR: Pending home sales recorded no change in April

Pending home sales recorded no change in April, according to the National Association of Realtors. Three U.S. regions posted monthly gains, while the Northeast decreased. All four regions saw year-over-year declines in transactions.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 1:46 pm CDT

how to preserve a wood slab with bark

we had a dead tree taken down to the stump last year and now we have a chain saw artist doing beautiful work on it... but first he took all the bark off the tree in slabs of varying sizes usually about 1" thick... so "wood" on one side and bark on the other.. the tree is poplar... I love the slabs and don't want to throw them in the firepit. I gathered them up today and brought them home but now I'm wondering how to preserve them... I'm thinking of doing rustic letters on the bark side for cabins, maybe birdhouse roofs, cutting fish designs in them, etc...

May 26, 2023 | 1:40 pm CDT

Technology

New model helps understand behavior of wood in different moisture and temperature conditions

Wood's moisture content makes it difficult to use as load-bearing structures without drying processes, but in a new dissertation in building technology, Winston Mmari studies the interaction between heat, moisture, and transport mechanisms in wood and develops a model to predict the behavior of wood under mechanical load at different moisture and temperature conditions.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 11:42 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Tropical Forest Products Partners with Logan Lumber Company to distribute Black Label Ipe in Florida

Tropical Forest Products announced it has partnered with Logan Lumber Company Inc. to distribute its Black Label brand of premium Ipe and other tropical hardwoods graded to the highest standards.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 10:27 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

PPG invests $44 million to boost global powder production

PPG announced a $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Latin America. The projects are part of PPG’s strategic efforts to expand its powder coatings offerings and increase global production to meet growing customer demand for sustainably advantaged products.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 9:11 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

NAHB: Lack of 'resales' provides boost to new home sales in April

Stabilizing mortgage rates and a lack of resale inventory provided a boost for new home sales in April, even as builders continue to wrestle with rising costs stemming from shortages of transformers and other building materials and a persistent lack of construction workers, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 8:21 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

HOMAG Group acquires stake in timber house software specialist granIT

SCHOPFLOCH — The HOMAG Group acquires 26 percent of the shares in the Reutlingen-based software company granIT, thus strengthening its digital expertise in the growth area of timber house construction. To date, SchwörerHaus, one of Germany’s largest prefabricated house manufacturers, holds 76 percent of the shares in granIT GmbH, which was founded in 1995. The remaining 24 percent belongs to granIT’s managing director, Wolfgang Bock. Both shareholders are selling shares.

By Larry Adams, May 26, 2023 | 8:00 am CDT

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