FeaturesAutomating the finishing department

The market for spray machines and robotic applicators has exploded with an array of choices

FeaturesJust like new

Upgrades and adds-on to get more from your shop’s outdated CNC

FeaturesPrepping for 2025

As the new year approaches, take the time assess your shop’s software, insurance and financial needs

FeaturesLumber processing

New equipment for small- and medium-sized shops

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Wood Markets

NewsCherry is ripe for picking

Lower demand at the wholesale level leaves more for retailers

NewsSoft maple 
soldiers on

Soft maple sales remain steady despite price increases, driven by its similarity to hard maple and its versatility in various woodworking projects.

NewsRegulations tighten exotic market

Exotic wood supply tightens due to CITES regulations and demand.

NewsTight supplies, low demand for mahogany

Top-quality mahogany is increasingly scarce and costly, with limited supply and rising demand for substitutes

NewsWalnut remains as a top seller

Despite high prices, demand for black walnut remains strong, rivaling white oak and hard maple.

Tools & Machines

NewsNorthpoint Cabinetry Launches Fully Assembled Option

NorthPoint Cabinetry, a line of cabinets from Hardware Resources, has expanded to offer both QuickBuild and fully assembled cabinetry products. The assembled cabinetry is available in the full range of…

NewsNew Joinery Sled from Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers introduces its new Joinery Sled, which uses the miter slot in a table saw or router table to guide a versatile worktable past the cutter. “The worktable tilts to…

NewsKelly Victor-Burke Joins WCA Board of Directors

The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA) has elected Kelly Victor-Burke, co-owner of Burke Architectural Millwork (BAM), to its Board of Directors.  “As a retired educator, the mission of…

NewsAWFS Opens Fresh Wood Student Competition for 2025

The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) is accepting entries for the 2025 Fresh Wood student woodworking competition. Finalists will be invited to exhibit their projects at the AWFS…

NewsRitter Machinery Partners with Next Step of West Michigan

Choice Machinery Group, an equipment manufacturer in Holland, Mich. that serves the woodworking and cabinet making industry, has partnered with Next Step of West Michigan (NSWM) to support workforce development and skills training in the trades.

New products

New ProductsOsborne adds traditional table legs

Osborne Wood Products introduces two new table leg designs, Tahoe and Sonora, featuring traditional Mission elements.

New ProductsFelder adds vertical panel saw

Felder presents the KV 925 vertical panel saw to the U.S. market after its premier at LIGNA 2023.

New ProductsGrizzly adds a feature-rich 8” jointer

Grizzly Industrial presents a new 8” jointer with a spiral cutterhead, model G0490ZX, and a parallelogram table adjustment mechanism.

New ProductsNew waterborne coating from Sherwin-Williams

Wood Environmentally Adaptive (EA) Hydroplus technology in a new waterborne wood coating that can be applied in a variety of conditions.

New ProductsWhiteside Machine Co. introduces two new CNC router bit sets

WHITESIDE MACHINE CO. is introducing two new CNC router bit sets aimed at production shops and the discerning woodworker. The General Purpose CNC Set (Item No. 709, $232.90) is a…