Woodworking Industry News

Roseburg reorganizes operations

Roseburg Forest Products announced a reorganization of its manufacturing operations oversight structure, moving away from product line divisions and toward a geographic and functional support system of organization.

Woodworking Industry News

Roseburg reorganizes operations

Roseburg Forest Products announced a reorganization of its manufacturing operations oversight structure, moving away from product line divisions and toward a geographic and functional support system of organization.

Woodworking Industry News

Roseburg reorganizes operations

Roseburg Forest Products announced a reorganization of its manufacturing operations oversight structure, moving away from product line divisions and toward a geographic and functional support system of organization.

Technology

Decomposing fungi creates awesome patterns in wood

Fungi that decompose tree trunks can conjure up real works of art in wood. In nature, however, the decay-causing fungi not only decorate the tree, but also destroy it. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are now teaching the fungi how to draw. The result: upscale marbled wood that can be processed into design furniture or musical instruments.
 
Sometimes there is true beauty to be discovered in very unusual places.