woodworker
Crafts with timber
A woodworker is someone who makes things from wood—furniture, cabinets, decorative objects, or structural elements.
The term covers both professionals and hobbyists, from fine craftspeople building custom pieces to weekend enthusiasts in garage workshops: My grandfather was a skilled woodworker who built all our family's furniture.
Dense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- oakQuercus genus member
- walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
cherry · pine · cedar · birch · mahogany · teak · ash · plywood
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- boatbuilderVessel construction craftsperson
- cooperWooden vessel maker
- wheelwrightWooden circle builder
- patternmakerOne who designs templates
cabinetmaker · marquetry · intarsia · inlay · parquetry · bentwood · boxmaker · toymaker
Skilled furniture builder
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- dresserBedroom storage furniture
wardrobe · bookshelf · armoire · desk · bench · bedframe · nightstand · credenza
Past of perceive
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- chiselEdged carving implement
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- sanderSurface-smoothing power tool
shaper · planer · bandsaw · jigsaw · scrollsaw · drill press · square · clamp
Carved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- miterTall liturgical headdress
- finger jointWhere phalanges meet
lap joint · rabbet · tongue and groove · dado · scarf · biscuit · dowel · bridle
Edged carving implement
- gougeConcave carving blade
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- reliefEasing of distress
scrollwork · spoon carving · lettering · mallet · rasp · figure · pattern · grain
Rotating shaping machine
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
- turnerDevice that flips things
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- bowlConcave food container
vessel · faceplate · chuck · skew · gouge · mandrel · blank · segmented
Skill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- woodshopWorkspace for building with lumber
- workbenchCraftsman's heavy-duty surface
jig · sanding · finishing · staining · varnishing · lacquering · sharpening · measuring
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
maple · cherry · pine · cedar · birch · mahogany · teak · ash · plywood · veneer
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- boatbuilderVessel construction craftsperson
- cooperWooden vessel maker
- wheelwrightWooden circle builder
patternmaker · cabinetmaker · marquetry · intarsia · inlay · parquetry · bentwood · boxmaker · toymaker · bowyer
cabinetmaker
Skilled furniture builder
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
dresser · wardrobe · bookshelf · armoire · desk · bench · bedframe · nightstand · credenza · sideboard
saw
Past of perceive
sander · shaper · planer · bandsaw · jigsaw · scrollsaw · drill press · square · clamp · spokeshave
mortise
Carved slot for joining
finger joint · lap joint · rabbet · tongue and groove · dado · scarf · biscuit · dowel · bridle · halving
chisel
Edged carving implement
- gougeConcave carving blade
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
relief · scrollwork · spoon carving · lettering · mallet · rasp · figure · pattern · grain · basswood
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- woodturningShaping rotating timber
- turnerDevice that flips things
- spindleRotating rod for thread
bowl · vessel · faceplate · chuck · skew · gouge · mandrel · blank · segmented · baluster
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- woodshopWorkspace for building with lumber
workbench · jig · sanding · finishing · staining · varnishing · lacquering · sharpening · measuring · layout
- craftsmenblacksmith, cobbler, mason, weaver, potter
- creatorsartist, author, composer, designer, inventor
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, watchmaking
- artisanspotter, weaver, blacksmith, cobbler, jeweler
- Crafting BusinessEtsy shop, pottery studio, soap maker, knitter, weaver
woodworkermetalsmith
Craftsperson working with ores
metalworker · blacksmith · steelworker · ironworker · stonemason
- come out of the woodworkEmerge from obscurity suddenly
- fine woodworkingPrecision furniture-making craft