woodworkers
Craft with timber
Woodworkers are people who work with wood—crafting furniture, cabinets, sculptures, or other objects.
The term covers professionals and hobbyists alike, from carpenters and cabinetmakers to weekend enthusiasts in home workshops: The woodworkers at the craft fair displayed handmade cutting boards and jewelry boxes.
Carved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
- miterTall liturgical headdress
- lapOne complete circuit
joints · dado · rabbet · tongue · groove · bridle · biscuit · dowel
Edged carving implement
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- sawPast of perceive
- latheRotating shaping machine
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
workbench · clamps · mallet · rasp · spokeshave · drawknife · bandsaw · scrollsaw
Edged carving implement
- gougeConcave carving blade
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- reliefEasing of distress
basswood · adze · woodcarving · intaglio · sculpture · pyrography · figurine · decoy
Wood for construction
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- oakQuercus genus member
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
birch · walnut · cherry · mahogany · teak · ash · hickory · poplar
Single-person sitting furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- deskFurniture for writing
- bookshelfFurniture for storing volumes
wardrobe · bench · stool · sideboard · armoire · dresser · bedframe · nightstand
Friction-smoothing a surface
- planingRemoving surface material
- measuringDetermining size or amount
- turningAct of rotating
- shapingGiving something its form
clamping · gluing · finishing · veneering · inlaying · routing · drilling · sawing
Skilled manual worker
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- turnerDevice that flips things
- joinerOne who connects parts
- carverOne who cuts shapes
carpenter · luthier · cooper · wheelwright · boatwright · woodturner · whittler · shipwright
mortise
Carved slot for joining
lap · joints · dado · rabbet · tongue · groove · bridle · biscuit · dowel · scarf
chisel
Edged carving implement
router · workbench · clamps · mallet · rasp · spokeshave · drawknife · bandsaw · scrollsaw · jigsaw
chisel
Edged carving implement
relief · basswood · adze · woodcarving · intaglio · sculpture · pyrography · figurine · decoy · netsuke
timber
Wood for construction
maple · birch · walnut · cherry · mahogany · teak · ash · hickory · poplar · plywood
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
bookshelf · wardrobe · bench · stool · sideboard · armoire · dresser · bedframe · nightstand · credenza
sanding
Friction-smoothing a surface
shaping · clamping · gluing · finishing · veneering · inlaying · routing · drilling · sawing · mitering
craftsman
Skilled manual worker
- cabinetmakerSkilled furniture builder
- turnerDevice that flips things
- joinerOne who connects parts
carver · carpenter · luthier · cooper · wheelwright · boatwright · woodturner · whittler · shipwright · patternmaker
- Custom Furniturefurniture makers, cabinetmakers, unique designs, craftsmanship
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- toy factory jobsquality inspectors
- stain usersdyers, colorists
woodworkersmetalworkers
Artisans shaping heated alloys
blacksmiths · welders · steelworkers · ironworkers · sheet metal workers