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The article discusses European wood is still viewed as the best for making stringed instruments even though China's forests are filled with high-quality spruce and maple. Topics include the pioneers of Chinese violin making sourced tools and wood from abroad and produced violins that are impressive even by today's standards; and the majority of the violins in China were produced with domestic tonewoods during the second half of the 20th century.

The article explores some truths about marquetry furniture. Marquetry is said to be initially practiced in Florence, Italy, during 14th century, later spreading across Europe. The advent of the chevalet allowed for the simultaneous cutting of several layers of veneer, dubbed the sandwich technique. Brighter colors are frequently seen inside marquetry cabinets. By the later 17th century, cabinet-makers started to experiment with different recipes to color and varnish wood.

Discusses the evolution of the horn as a musical instrument. Use of horns in making proclamations; Materials used in the creation of the horn including wood, metal, glass and pottery; Production of full melodies out of horns; Cultures who have made long horn-shaped metal instruments such as the Bronze Age peoples of northern Europe and the Romans.

Focuses on the effect of removal of dead trees in Europe on forest health according to a study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Amount of species that are linked to dead wood; Decrease in the levels of dead wood in European forests; Recommendations of the WWF on the topic.

The article reports that guys at JER Envirotech Ltd. have their boards at the ready and are waiting to catch a $775-million wave. That's the estimated worth of the wood-plastic composites (WPC) market in North America and Europe. The boards in question are JERTech panel boards 1.2 metre by 2.4 metre by 3 mm made from sawdust and polypropylene. JER is banking on selling a lot of these boards to wood-starved, house-hungry Asia. The company has also formulated a WPC that uses rice husks as the natural fibre input.