Comment Period Opens for Paneling Standard Proposal

Comments can be submitted through March 27 to the Architectural Woodwork Institute on its American National Standard AWI 0642 for wood paneling proposed standard. The comment period is now open for comments on a new proposed standard for wood paneling from the Architectural Woodwork Institute. Proposal AWI 0642 addresses performance and appearance standards for wall […]

WalzCraft Adds Three New Tones to Its Finishes Line

Lighthouse, Sand Dollar and Flagstone are the latest additions to WalzCraft’s extensive line of SolidTone painted and wood grained finishes. There are also three new door and drawer front designs. WalzCraft has introduced a trio of new SolidTone additions to its line of painted finishes and has also added three Signature Series door and drawer […]

Pritzker Award-Winning Architect’s New Book Is All About Wood

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s new book, Timber in Architecture, highlights his love for working with wood for more than four decades. The boom in mass-timber construction is getting plenty of headlines these days but for Pritzker award-winning architect Shigeru Ban it’s old news as he’s been building structures made of wood for more than 40 […]

Success—in the Form of Automation

I graduated from high school in 1999—a year early. I was 17 and eager to enter the U.S. Navy. I had been preselected to attend Basic Underwater Demolition Seal Training (BUD/s) and on my first day of training, to say that I was intimidated would have been an understatement. I had heard the stories and can say […]

SawTrax Says Hello to New Dollies

Material handling equipment supplier SawTrax is introducing two new dollies to its product line-up, the Job Site Shuttle Dolly and the Job Site Scoop Dolly. The Job Site Shuttle Dolly and the Job Site Scoop Dolly are the latest additions to Kennesaw, GA-based SawTrax Manufacturing’s material handling equipment lineup. In introducing the two new dollies, […]

One Housing Sector Is Booming: Chicken Coops

Even while full-size home building has tapered off impacting demand for wood, the chicken coop business is robust, providing another market for the wood products business. They may not use quite the same amount of board feet as a new two-story colonial home but the chicken coop business is booming, opening up a new growth […]