The table saw has become the shop’s reactive precision workstation.

Exploring the growing category and benefits of small-format CNCs.

Follow the newest trends in cabinet design, featuring smart lighting, seamless
access systems, and unique hardware for enhanced functionality and style.

With CNC machines now commonplace, workshops prepare for the
next wave of automation with advanced robotics and AI integration.

Furniture-grade sheet goods, plywood, and architectural panels are performing well, with pricing and availability stabilizing after disruptions. Strong demand is observed, particularly for higher-end products like cherry, walnut, and white oak plywood, with prices ranging from $70 to over $220 per sheet. Lower-grade birch panels are also popular for cost-saving projects.

Cedars are versatile, durable, and affordable wood species, valued for their natural resistance to rot and insects. Western red cedar is ideal for outdoor projects, while aromatic cedar is used for interior applications.

Teak remains a sought-after hardwood, but its high cost, around $80 per board foot, is driving customers towards more affordable alternatives like mahogany, sapele, and iroko. These alternatives, priced at $18-$20 per board foot, are often chosen for marine projects and moisture-prone applications, with teak sales being limited and low-volume.

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Red oak remains an affordable, readily available hardwood, attracting value-conscious woodworkers and furniture makers despite stronger demand for white oak. Suppliers discuss pricing, applications, and current market trends.

Poplar is replacing eastern white pine in interior applications due to its lower cost, particularly for paint-grade uses like architectural millwork. While pine remains popular for its affordability, the scarcity of clear-grade pine lumber is driving demand towards poplar.

Richelieu Hardware Ltd. announces an investment of more than $15 million to expand its distribution center in Drummondville, Quebec. The project will increase the facility’s footprint from nearly 40,000 to…

EcoDomo, maker of luxury leather surfacing for floors, walls, and cabinetry, has introduced a recycled-leather surface panel engineered as a drop-in alternative to a melamine panel, giving fabricators a leather-look,…

The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) will bring cabinetmakers and woodworking industry professionals together in the greater Minneapolis area Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 for its Minnesota Regional Event, featuring three…

The Wood Components Manufacturers Association (WCMA) invites members, non-members and tech partners to the 2026 Autumn Spotlight Tour, an exclusive look behind the scenes at two standout leaders in the…

Jeffrey Alexander by Hardware Resources has introduced a new collection featuring bold details that command interest. “The Nash collection features clean lines and an all-square silhouette. The sleek pedestal foot…

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

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

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

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

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…