TACOMA, Wa. - Arnold Curtis established Northwest Hardwoods (NWH) in 1967 by creating a single alder mill in Arlington, Washington. With his vision, he set out to transform the under-appreciated alder ...

(high level of character-marked wood). Figure 2. Paper birch edge-glue panel (high level of natural stain). Edge-glued panels can be manufactured for a variety of end uses such as furniture and ...

EVERETT – Back in the 1960s, Fred Buse decided to take a gamble on an emerging new market for lumber cut from alder trees. People must have looked at him funny. The prevailing wisdom in the Northwest ...

The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood and presto! In a few minutes, you’ve got a table, a cabinet or a lounge chair. It’s not that fast or ...

The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood and presto! In a few minutes, you've got a table, a cabinet or a lounge chair. It's not that fast or ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood and, presto! In a few minutes, you’ve got a table, a ...

Weyerhaeuser Co. said it agreed to pay $14 million to settle claims it monopolized the market for alder saw log, a wood used to make furniture, flooring and finished lumber. The claims, made in a suit ...

This undated publicity product photo, a Bespoke chair, crafted in part from white oak plywood, and featured in "PlyDesign," by Philip Schmidt, is shown. Plywood is versatile, inexpensive and easy to ...

The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood and presto! In a few minutes, you’ve got a table, a cabinet or a lounge chair. It’s not that fast or ...

MYRTLE POINT — A local alder mill is growing despite a recession that is hammering the lumber industry. W&L Lumber, formerly known as W&L Contractors, has added a lumber-drying kiln and a planer to ...