Housing Market Already Feeling Rate Cut Impact

The one-half-point cut was larger than many predicted, triggering positive signs for the building and construction trade.  It took longer – far longer – than many of the experts predicted and just about everybody in the building trade was hoping for but the Federal Reserve finally reduced interest rates earlier this month and they went […]

LL Flooring Is Coming Back…as Lumber Liquidators 

Back under the ownership of its founder, the flooring retailer is expected to emerge from bankruptcy with fewer stores and an old familiar name.  Just when it seemed LL Flooring would succumb as another retail victim of the downturn in the housing and home improvement business, it appears that it will live to see another day.  […]

Furniture Producer Sauder to Start Selling Wood Components

The ready-to-assemble furniture resource has launched Sauder Supply to begin servicing other furniture producers as well as cabinet manufacturers.  Sauder Supply is the new initiative from the Archbold, OH-based RTA powerhouse as it seeks to become a B2B supplier to the trade again. “Sauder Supply represents a significant step forward for our company and also is […]

3D Printed Buildings Have Their Limits, Walmart Discovered

A new Walmart expansion project shows that 3D printing is not as efficient or cost-saving as traditional construction techniques.   While the building trade has watched the emergence of structures made with 3D printing machines with some trepidation, the recent example of its use for a new Walmart structure seems to indicate it is not going […]

Wirutex’s IWF Intro Blew Everyone Away

Among the thousands of new products shown at this summer’s International Woodworking Fair was the company’s latest turbine. Wirutex, the Italian company known for its high-quality tools in diamond and carbide for the craftsmanship and furniture industry sectors, introduced its latest, the Turbinex, at IWF 2024 in booth B5443. The Turbinex is designed for the removal and […]