HPWWI Achieves 100% Success Rate in Debut WorldSkills Initiative
Hettich Poddar Woodworking Institute (HPWWI) has recorded a 100 percent success rate in its first participation in the WorldSkills preparation programme, with all six...
Lawmakers’ wood pellet wishes clash with their anti-carbon storage proposals
Reps. Chuck Owen, R-Rosepine, and Rodney Schamerhorn, R-Hornbeck, are carrying legislation that would direct the Louisiana Economic Development agency to promote the expansion of...
Scarlett Inc. celebrates 60th anniversary, announces Open House tour
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In 1965, Scarlett Inc. started as a local woodworking equipment supplier. Sixty years later, the Grand Rapids-based company has grown...
Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association: Forest service notice of funding opportunity – wood innovations,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service today announced up to $95 million in competitive grant funding through its Wood Innovations program for projects...
Hardwood lumbering
The transition from pine to hardwood lumbering marked a major change in Michigan’s timber- based economy. As Traverse City lumberman Perry Hannah recalled in...
An A-Typical Woodshop: The Makings of a Bamboo Rod
An Interview with Gregg Jenkins of Martin Bamboo Fly Rods
By Patrick Hunter
It’s not every day that you discover a custom bamboo rod builder that...
High school students in Central Oregon build custom acoustic guitars from scratch
Guitar building is often considered the pinnacle of woodworking, it’s an impressive feat. But the lessons these high school students learn in this unique...
UC Berkeley Mass Timber Research Drives Decarbonization of California Construction Industry
Research led by Assistant Professor Paul Mayencourt at the UC Berkeley Wood Lab is reshaping how California builds. Partnering with Humboldt County–based Mad River...
Neander-tools
Woodworking has been around a long time; much longer than your dad’s garage shop, Medieval times or even ancient Rome. I’m talking more than...
Legacy Handcraft highlights Lancaster County craftsmanship
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Legacy Handcraft announced a renewed focus on preserving Lancaster County woodworking traditions through its handcrafted Murphy beds and custom shelving...
