Introduced to European Tilt and Turn windows while traveling in Germany, my fascination with these windows ultimately lead to me to a European Door & Window workshop in Ouray, CO recently.

Furniture design student Byron Conn explains his approach to wood furniture creation and building at the School for American Crafts, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Rochester (NY) Institute of Technology.

AWI, one of the savviest operations in the woodworking interiors field, is holding its 61st Annual Convention Oct. 9-11 in Orlando, FL.

Architectural Woodwork Institute members can receive discounts on educational programs at AWFS Fair 2013. Wood products technology and supplies, education and publications, await show goers this week.

WoodLINKS USA, the wood industry education initiative, has been merged into the Woodwork Career Alliance (WCA), which now will begin offering an Education membership for woodworking training centers of all types.

The Woodwork Career Alliance credentialing and training program is being adopted by lumber and wood products manufacturing groups in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

The Skilled Workforce Initiative, which is designed to improve the skillset and qualifications of entry-level workers in Manufacturing, will now be offered in New England.

Architectural woodwork and wood products business face the same employment challenges as other markets, but we may be outgamed by other players.

Woodshop teacher Dean Mattson, who has parlayed his Salem, OR woodworking class into a learning engine for 450 students, won the Educator of the Year Wooden Globe award at WIC 2013.

The shortage of skilled labor can have an impact on the industry. So, let’s plan now to work together to develop the next generation of woodworkers that businesses already need.