Woodworkers' range of interests is seen in the most-viewed stories this week: lumber shipments slowed by a Vancouver port strike, tips on how to clean saw blades and how to make a live-edge table. A new study of woodworkers will be presented April 9.

Topping this week's wood industry news was a lawsuit over airplane cabinetry intellectual property by Nordam, against Cessna, followed by the not-unexpected bankruptcy filing of Berkline/Benchcraft furniture.

Berkline Benchcraft closing up furniture making for good tops the wood industry news this week. But exports of wood products for rebuilding Japan, International Trade Commission findings on China manufactured flooring, OSHA visits and hiring made headlines.

This week in wood: Jasper Wood Products blaze investigators say the cause was "accidental" in the March 13 fire. Lumber firm Timber Products contributed to Connor Sports Flooring's modular basketball courts for the Final Four in Houston and Indianapolis. March lumber futures spiked on initial reports of Japan's massive earthquake, then fell. Fresh equity investment came to the wood industry in Canada and the U.S. And Lowe's expanded cabinet making operations.

OSHA penalizes a countertop fabricator for exposing workers to silica particles, then added lock-out tag-out penalties. Home Depot extends a deal with U.S. Remodelers, and timber growers earn $50K and acre in truffle mushroom farming on live oak and filbert tree roots. Expansions flood millions into the wood interiors markets, including $310 million for MPV RV, a trailer and RV producer, and $18.5 million at hardware manufacturer Blum.

Closets Expo tops wood manufacturing news this week, as furnishings capital Charlotte, NC becomes the epicenter of secondary wood markets activity, with a vibrant show at the convention center, and big nearby news: Wilkesboro, NC-based Lowe's adds 50,000 jobs and machinery maker Delmac, Greensboro, NC is absorbed by SCM Group.