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Jimmy Rader shows some of his work at the Appalachian Heritage Museum. The bowls and other items were largely made out of pieces of wood such as knots and burls that were being thrown away.
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (114+ words) Kingsport Times News Customize your cookie preferences We respect your right to privacy. You can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Your cookie preferences will apply across our website. These cookies are necessary for the website to function…...
Letter to the editor: It was a mistake to revoke the Roadless Rule
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (167+ words) Billings Gazette Javascript is required to use this website. I look out my front window every day at the Bridger Range and see roadless forests and wild mountains. If I was a Trump official I would think, hey, those mountains…...
Lowfield Timber Frames gains Grown in Britain status
14+ hour, 53+ min ago (480+ words) A timber frame manufacturer based near the Powys border has become the first framing-focused business in Britain to achieve a prestigious certification promoting the use of home-grown timber. Lowfield Timber Frames in Marton, near Welshpool has secured Grown in Britain…...
Canada Just Posted Its Best Mill Gate Prices Since March 2025
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (368+ words) US Builders Say Design Not Price Opens New Markets for Factory Homes King Charles Housing Project Proves Australia Needs a CLT Standard Brisbane Hires Vancouver’s Wave Roof Engineers for Olympic Pool Norway Backs New Timber Systems to Build Apartments 15% Cheaper…...
Burning wood to keep mills running
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (755+ words) At least 100 small and large textile factories in Narsingdi are operating by burning wood as an alternative fuel due to the gas shortage and rising prices of jhut (textile waste), causing severe environmental damage. Of them, at least 50 factories are…...
Canadian lumber CEO on what the industry needs to survive the difficult trade road ahead
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (52+ words) CTV News Canadian lumber CEO on what the industry needs to survive the difficult trade road ahead Derek Nighbor from Forest Products Association Canada gives more information on what support his industry needs from the federal government....
Forest Industry Urges Exemption on Industrial Machinery Tariffs Vital to U.S. Forest Products
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (255+ words) Aug. 22, 2026 - A coalition of 24 forest value chain organizations urged Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, to exempt specialized manufacturing machinery from tariffs. The tariffs are part of the ongoing Section 232 investigation into industrial machinery and targets machinery not made — or not…...
Wooed by wood, Cedarella founder takes pride in handcrafted designs
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1755+ words) Winnipeg 11° C, Clear Woodworker Marina Bulan started her business, Cedarella, after taking a cabinetry course at Red River College Polytechnic. “We assumed it was a documentary and were both like, wow, Winnipeg is such a crazy place,” Bulan chuckles, seated…...
What Oregon wood industry will do with $15M from US Forest Service
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (353+ words) The U.S. Forest Service is investing more than $15 million in Oregon's wood product industry to boost rural economics, support active forest management and promote wood and energy infrastructure. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, announced the awards in an…...
Save the Date: 2027 Sustainable Forestry Initiative Annual Conference
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (161+ words) Canada-US tariff talks continue, with the level of relief for forest products and other key sectors still unresolved. Prime Minister Carney briefed premiers on the negotiations, while Trade Minister LeBlanc … → Read More Trump delays 50% tariffs for three days, saying we…...