hew
Strike with blade
Hew means to chop or cut with heavy blows, typically using an axe or similar tool: hewing timber, hewing a path through the forest.
The past participle hewn appears in phrases like hewn from stone.
To hew to something is to conform or adhere strictly to it: hew to the party line, hew to tradition.
This figurative sense suggests shaping oneself to fit a standard, as wood is shaped by an axe.
Bladed tool for chopping
Edged carving implement
- sculptShape by carving
- shapeExternal outline of something
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- whittleCarve by shaving layers
gouge · incise · engrave · etch · inscribe · adze · stonecutter · mason
Craft of shaping lumber
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
cabinetmaker · mortise · tenon · dovetail · plane · timber-frame · beam · post
Professional tree cutter
- woodcutterOne who fells trees
- loggerOne who fells trees
- forestryManaging wooded land
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
chainsaw · logging · timberland · deforestation · forest · stumps · sawdust · lumberyard
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
fell · swing · hack · slash · cut · sever · lop · strike · blade · wedge
adhere
Stick firmly to
conform · comply · align · hold · keep · observe · cleave · faithful · true · steadfast
chisel
Edged carving implement
whittle · gouge · incise · engrave · etch · inscribe · adze · stonecutter · mason · sculptor
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
artisan · cabinetmaker · mortise · tenon · dovetail · plane · timber-frame · beam · post · adze
lumberjack
Professional tree cutter
- woodcutterOne who fells trees
- loggerOne who fells trees
- forestryManaging wooded land
sawmill · chainsaw · logging · timberland · deforestation · forest · stumps · sawdust · lumberyard · sawyer
- carvingcarve, carved, whittle, whittled, chisel
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- cutting techniquesblunt cut, razor cut, diagonal cut, slice, dice
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- Reduceshrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce
- surface worksmooth, roughen, polish, buff, sand