woodcrafters
Forest material shapers
Woodcrafters are people who work with wood as a craft—carving, building furniture, or creating decorative objects by hand.
The term emphasizes skill and artistry over industrial production: The woodcrafters at the fair displayed hand-turned bowls and carved walking sticks.
Woodcrafter is the singular.
Fitting wood pieces together
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
intarsia · pyrography · scrollwork · fretwork · dovetailing · mortising · veneering · carving
Edged carving implement
- latheRotating shaping machine
- gougeConcave carving blade
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- sawPast of perceive
mallet · rasp · clamp · router · spokeshave · drawknife · workbench · bandsaw
Skilled furniture builder
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
- turnerDevice that flips things
- whittlerOne who carves wood
- cooperWooden vessel maker
carver · woodworker · joiner · sawyer · sculptor · boatbuilder · bowyer · toymaker
Dense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- oakQuercus genus member
- walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
cherry · mahogany · pine · cedar · teak · birch · ash · ebony
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
whittling · intarsia · pyrography · scrollwork · fretwork · dovetailing · mortising · veneering · carving · laminating
chisel
Edged carving implement
saw · mallet · rasp · clamp · router · spokeshave · drawknife · workbench · bandsaw · scrollsaw
cabinetmaker
Skilled furniture builder
cooper · carver · woodworker · joiner · sawyer · sculptor · boatbuilder · bowyer · toymaker · restorer
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
maple · cherry · mahogany · pine · cedar · teak · birch · ash · ebony · rosewood
furniture
Movable room objects
box · sculpture · toy · chair · table · instrument · birdhouse · walking-stick · ornament · utensils
sanding
Friction-smoothing a surface
shellac · polish · wax · oil · sealer · buffing · polyurethane · patina · burnishing
woodcraftersmetalworkers
Artisans shaping heated alloys
blacksmiths · steelworkers · ironworkers · metalsmiths · silversmiths