News Desk

Blue Spruce Toolworks introduces the Deluxe Mortising Gauge that features a fleet of 1095 tool steel cutting blades and rotating radius bars.

The American Woodshop, featuring co-hosts Scott and Suzy Phillips, began its 30th season with PBS on Jan. 9 with the first of 13 new episodes based on the theme, “The Best Of!”.

Woodpeckers introduces the new Align-A-Saw System, which includes a gauge and saw plate, to provide a reference for table saw alignment procedures.

The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, will present three 12-week Furniture Intensive sessions in 2023 and enrollment is open.

Grass America, a supplier of functional cabinet hardware, is showcasing its Elite Plus Undermount Slide System, which allows the cabinet design to take center stage by completely concealing the track and hardware under the drawer box.

Martinez Tool Co. introduces a new, redesigned 16” x 24” all-titanium framing square to compliment its full line of framing and finish hammers and specialty tool product offerings.

The 2023 AWFS Fair has created the Maverick Award to honor excellence in marketing strategy during its Tool Tour Program.

Lonnie Bird, a furniture maker, teacher, tool designer and published author, died on Nov. 25, 2022, after a hard-fought battle against the long-term effects of cancer radiation. He was 63.

The International Woodworking Fair is contributing $12,500 in unrestricted funds to the Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab (MiLL), a training center for the wood industry and the trades, in Colorado Springs, Colo.,

Kleber & Associates (K&A), a marketing and public relations agency focused on the building products industry,

A recording of the Quarter 4 Economic Update webinar, presented by economist Chris Kuehl and the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers, is now available.

RIDGID, a part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, is celebrating 100 years of designing and building tools for the trade.

Participating cabinet manufacturers reported an increase in overall cabinet sales of 14.7 percent for November 2022, compared to the same month in 2021, according to the monthly Trend of Business Survey from the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association.

Woodcraft, in partnership with JET and Powermatic, is conducting seminars with band saw expert Alex Snodgrass at it stores across the United States in 2003.

Registration is open for the Woodworking Industry Conference (WIC), scheduled for April 25-27 at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif.