NEWS BRIEFS Ashley Expands, GreatStar Tools Execs, New Seating Plant, Wood Tariffs Up?

Canadian softwood lumber tariffs double under a U.S. Department of Commerce proposal. The new rates vary. West Fraser goes from 9 to 11.4 percent; Canfor from 4.6 to 21 percent; Resolute Forest from 20.3 to 30.2 percent; and J.D. Irving from 4.2 to 15.8 percent. Lumber buyers oppose the move. GreatStar Tools USA (Shop-Vac, Pony […]

Ashley Furniture to Open New Wisconsin Plant

Chippewa Falls, WI – Ashley Furniture Industries will open a 127,000-sq.-ft. upholstered furniture manufacturing facility in Chippewa Falls, WI later this month. The multi-million-dollar investment will create more than 200 manufacturing and support jobs. Hiring started in May. This new location expands the company’s national network of 12 production facilities servicing the U.S. The Chippewa […]

Mortise + Tenon – A Fundamental Joint

By Kate Swann, Florida School of Woodwork In constructing furniture we often need to get pieces of wood to join together. While this can certainly be done with screws and glue, joinery is the more time-tested—and time-honored—method. Joinery is a fundamental technique in building casegoods and furniture, fabricating pieces of wood that interlock—the joints—and fitting […]