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Woodworking Industry News

Video: Austrian designers create light-up wood veneer for aerospace interiors

Lightshifter, created by Austrian designers F/LIST, is a material concept that allows wood veneer to become a light source at the touch of a button. When activated, the wooden surface is transformed into a stage for light displays that lend depth and dimension to a flat surface. When the light is no longer required, the veneer returns to its original state - without leaving any visible traces.

WOOD 100 Honorees

29 Ways woodworking technology helps grow business: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success

New technology helps keep production rolling by reducing time, labor and improving quality – and essential factors in helping these WOOD 100 firms finish first in their field. What follows are some of the methods put in place by the 2017 WOOD 100 class, which includes cabinet manufacturers, residential and office furniture producers, architectural woodworkers, wood component manufacturers, closet companies and more.

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Tree bark shown to produce adhesives and composite materials

SWITZERLAND - According to a Swiss research team, tree bark may prove to be more than a waste product.
 
Studies conducted by the National Research Program "Resource Wood" show that tannins (organic molecules) extracted from native conifer tree bark can be used to produce adhesives and composite materials. The Resource Wood research team has developed a process to extract the valuable tannins from tree bark.

Event Coverage

Cefla Live demos highlight the future of finishing

IMOLA, Italy - Hundreds of woodworkers each day converged to Cefla's 35,000-square-foot LAB in Imola, Italy, for Cefla Live, an international event spotlighting the latest finishing technology for wood and other materials, along with a sneak peek at what's ahead. The ninth edition of Cefla Live was held Oct. 18-20.

Technology

Ethan's WoodShop Review - The Bosch FlexiClick 5-In-1 Drill/Driver System

I am always a fan of tool innovation. If you take something that works and then make it better, yes I’m in 100% of the time. A company that has a goal to upgrade a tool, you know…better faster stronger…always works for me. The part of innovation that worries me though is when tool companies try to do too much, adding on features or expanding the tool’s range way past its original purpose.