woodworking

[ wood-wur-king ]

noun

1. the act or art of making things of wood.

adjective

1. pertaining to or used for shaping wood:

   woodworking tools.

woodworking

/ ˈwʊdˌwɜːkɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of working wood

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used in woodworking

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodworking¹

First recorded in 1870–75; wood ¹ + working

Example Sentences

With woodworking, you start with an end product in mind, and reason your way backward to the raw wood.

From The Daily Beast

Woodworking requires a completely different kind of thinking and problem-solving ability than writing.

From The Daily Beast

With woodworking, each step has to justify the one that comes after.

From The Daily Beast

Bruce was a woodworking teacher at the high school and later he moved to Santa Rosa, California to teach there.

From Project Gutenberg

In one or other of its many and varied forms it may be classed as the most important joint in the general woodworking trade.

From Project Gutenberg

The book is especially suited for use in connection with "Essentials of Woodworking" by the same author.

From Project Gutenberg

The effect of this greater tangential shrinkage effects every phase of woodworking.

From Project Gutenberg

Was he the person who used these various woodworking pieces of equipment?

From Project Gutenberg