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The Grain Studio: From High School Project to World-Class Business

“It was a woodshop class grade, and my teacher brought in someone who did these nice charcuterie boards and gave us an assignment to make our own,”... Read more.

Message From the Editor

This week we look at the topic of housing from several angles. The reopening of Cree Lumber under new ownership and the inauguration of the first 3D-printed house made from wood, showed that this topic and the labour shortage go hand in hand. See also the profile dedicated to Grain Studio, a beautiful family story.

– Ambre O. Khiari, Managing Editor

Latest News

Up to $50,000 Now Available Through the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund

Loans of up to $50,000 are now available to women entrepreneurs and business owners through the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund. ... Read more.

Commonwealth Plywood Invests in Its Locations

Commonwealth Plywood Distribution, a fully integrated forest products company created in 1940, has expanded two of its facilities. The Boucherville, Quebec and North Bay, Ontario locations have invested to expand their ... Read more.

The Cabinet Makers Association Has a New Podcast

The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA), which includes hundreds of small to medium cabinet shops, millworkers, furniture makers, and suppliers throughout North America, recently launched PRO Cabinet Maker, ... Read more.

Casey’s Creative Kitchens Awarded Two Golden Hammers

The awards season is not over yet. On November 24^th, custom cabinet designer firm Casey’s Creative Kitchens won the Kitchen Renovation Project at $40,001 or over, ... Read more.

Feature

A 3D Printed Wooden House to Address Labour and Housing Shortages

Printing a 3D house may become a thing in the future. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. On November 21^st, the University of Maine Advanced Structures ... Read more.

Design

Giving Unwanted Wood Another Useful Life

As an environmentally conscious interior designer, I’m always looking for ways to incorporate sustainable practices into my projects, from sourcing local products and choosing eco-friendly materials for furniture, flooring and rugs, ... Read more.

Business

Recommissioned Waswanipi Sawmill to Help Housing Needs of Cree First Nation

The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, Mishtuk Corporation and Chantiers Chibougamau, inaugurated the recommissioned Waswanipi sawmill, Cree Lumber, ... Read more.

Latest Products

HÄFELE – Sliding door hardware Hawa Combino L 40, set

For angled wood sliding doors, for door weights up to 88 lbs, Vorfront, for 1 doors, without soft closing mechanism, with clip-in door stopper. ... Read more.

CANTEK – JEN60 Drawer Notcher

The Cantek JEN60 Drawer Notcher is designed to both notch and drill drawer boxes to install undermount soft-close drawer slides. The operation of the machine is simple with a self-indexing drilling unit that’s determined ... Read more.

Latest Events

January 31 - February 2, KBIS 2023, Las Vegas, NV

February 6 - 8, CKCA, Richmond, BC

April 12 - 14, 2023 Closets Conference & Expo, West Palm Beach, FL

April 18 - 20, Montreal wood convention, Montreal, QC

April 18 - 23, Salon del Mobile, Milano, Italy

April 25 - 27, Wood Industry Conference (WIC), San Diego, CA

May 9 - 12, Interzum, Cologne, Germany

May 15 - 19, Ligna, Hannover, Germany

June 8 - 10, AWMAC National Convention, Toronto, ON

July 25 - 28, AWFS Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

September 28 - 30, CKCA National forum, Moncton, NB

Contributors wanted! We’re always looking for contributing writers and stories for our newsletter. If you have something you’d like to share with readers and want more details, please email Ambre at ambrek@mediaedge.ca.