Most Viewed: Tablesaw Rules, Pricey Maple, Crawford Furniture

By Bill Esler

November 22, 2011 | 11:02 am CST

Most Viewed: Tablesaw Rules, Pricey Maple, Crawford Furniture Among the most viewed stories last week was a plea to woodworkers from the Power Tool Institute to oppose rules that prescribe a specific technology for preventing amputations.

The lumber report from Hardwood Review suggesting maple lumber will stay in demand, and with supplies short, it will be pricey.

Also topping the news: Crawford Furniture is closing the plant it just reopened, adding ominously it "hopes" to reopen operations.

And an overwhelming response met the University of Georgia announcement that researchers developed a super yeast that turns pine wood chips into ethanol. This tough yeast thrives on turpentine and pine tar, converting biomass to ethanol, ready for the gas tank.

	Super Yeast Turns Pine to Car Fuel Updated: 11/19/2011 10:07:00 AM Pine wood pretreated with heat and chemicals can be converted to ethanol using a super yeast, says researchers at the University of Georgia. Read more
	Maple Lumber May Stay Pricey By Andy Johnson \| Updated: 11/17/2011 11:29:00 AM North American hardwood lumber markets are nearing relative stability after a rough year of faltering sales and rapid price declines. Read more
	Table Saw Makers Seek Woodworkers' Help on Safety Rule By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/22/2011 12:10:00 PM The Power Tool Institute (PTI) has launched a PR campaign urging woodworkers to join it in opposing the SawStop from becoming a required safety feature for table saws. Read more
	Crawford Furniture to Close Plant By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/21/2011 10:20:00 AM Crawford Furniture, plans to shut down its recently reopened Jamestown, NY, plant for at least two weeks beginning Feb. 9, 2012. Read more
	SierraPine to Lay Off 51 at MDF Mill By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/19/2011 12:17:00 PM ROSEVILLE, CA -- SierraPine plans to shut down one of its two MDF production lines at its Rocklin, CA, mill on Dec. 15, resulting in the layoffs of 51 workers. Read more
	U.S. Fixture Firms Gain as Retailers Plan for Export By Bill Esler \| Updated: 11/18/2011 1:23:00 PM U.S. retailers, expecting big growth offshore, still say they plan to source displays from North American woodworking and fixture firms. Read more
	U.S. Furniture Industry Rebound: Who Will Do the Work? By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/18/2011 12:32:00 PM A Tale of Two Studies: One identifies U.S. furniture manufacturing as poised to benefit from rising costs in China; a second says U.S. manufacturing growth is seriously hampered by skilled worker shortage. Read more
	Sino-Forest Board Disputes Fraud Claims By Bill Esler \| Updated: 11/17/2011 10:24:00 AM China-based forestry and flooring manufacturer Sino-Forest, says it found no evidence of fraud after it an internal study conducted by it board. In September analyst Muddy Waters called the firm a "Ponzi scheme." Read more
	Millwork Legend OB Williams Turns 122 By Cindy Baccetti \| Updated: 11/17/2011 4:07:00 PM From the Depression of 1929 to the recession of 2008 and beyond, Seattle's historic woodworking firm OB Williams recounts its history spanning President Benjamin Harrison to historic Benaroya Hall, and its strategy, as it approaches a quasquicentennial year with optimism and hope

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	Super Yeast Turns Pine to Car Fuel Updated: 11/19/2011 10:07:00 AM Pine wood pretreated with heat and chemicals can be converted to ethanol using a super yeast, says researchers at the University of Georgia. Read more
	Maple Lumber May Stay Pricey By Andy Johnson \| Updated: 11/17/2011 11:29:00 AM North American hardwood lumber markets are nearing relative stability after a rough year of faltering sales and rapid price declines. Read more
	Table Saw Makers Seek Woodworkers' Help on Safety Rule By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/22/2011 12:10:00 PM The Power Tool Institute (PTI) has launched a PR campaign urging woodworkers to join it in opposing the SawStop from becoming a required safety feature for table saws. Read more
	Crawford Furniture to Close Plant By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/21/2011 10:20:00 AM Crawford Furniture, plans to shut down its recently reopened Jamestown, NY, plant for at least two weeks beginning Feb. 9, 2012. Read more
	SierraPine to Lay Off 51 at MDF Mill By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/19/2011 12:17:00 PM ROSEVILLE, CA -- SierraPine plans to shut down one of its two MDF production lines at its Rocklin, CA, mill on Dec. 15, resulting in the layoffs of 51 workers. Read more
	U.S. Fixture Firms Gain as Retailers Plan for Export By Bill Esler \| Updated: 11/18/2011 1:23:00 PM U.S. retailers, expecting big growth offshore, still say they plan to source displays from North American woodworking and fixture firms. Read more
	U.S. Furniture Industry Rebound: Who Will Do the Work? By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 11/18/2011 12:32:00 PM A Tale of Two Studies: One identifies U.S. furniture manufacturing as poised to benefit from rising costs in China; a second says U.S. manufacturing growth is seriously hampered by skilled worker shortage. Read more
	Sino-Forest Board Disputes Fraud Claims By Bill Esler \| Updated: 11/17/2011 10:24:00 AM China-based forestry and flooring manufacturer Sino-Forest, says it found no evidence of fraud after it an internal study conducted by it board. In September analyst Muddy Waters called the firm a "Ponzi scheme." Read more
	Millwork Legend OB Williams Turns 122 By Cindy Baccetti \| Updated: 11/17/2011 4:07:00 PM From the Depression of 1929 to the recession of 2008 and beyond, Seattle's historic woodworking firm OB Williams recounts its history spanning President Benjamin Harrison to historic Benaroya Hall, and its strategy, as it approaches a quasquicentennial year with optimism and hope

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