woodworking
Making wooden furniture
Woodworking is the craft or activity of making things from wood—furniture, cabinets, decorative objects, or structural elements.
It encompasses skills like carving, joinery, and finishing: She took up woodworking as a hobby.
The term covers everything from hobbyist projects to professional cabinetry.
Edged carving implement
- latheRotating shaping machine
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
dovetail · mortise · tenon · rabbet · carving · whittling · turning · inlay
Sawn wood for building
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- veneerDecorative outer layer
pine · oak · maple · walnut · cedar · birch · ash · mahogany
Edged carving implement
- latheRotating shaping machine
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- bandsawLooped-blade cutting machine
jigsaw · clamps · mallet · gouge · handsaw · coping saw · spokeshave · rasp
Join by interlocking parts
- mortiseCarved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- miterTall liturgical headdress
- rabbetStepped edge recess
dado · dowel · biscuit · spline · lap joint · finger joint · butt joint · tongue and groove
Lasting surface discoloration
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- shellacResinous wood coating
sealant · polyurethane · wax · oil · sanding · buffing · tung oil · linseed oil
Single-person sitting furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- dresserBedroom storage furniture
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
bookshelf · desk · bench · stool · sideboard · armoire · credenza · bedframe
Skilled furniture builder
- woodturnerCraftsman shaping spinning timber
- joinerOne who connects parts
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
cooper · boatbuilder · toymaker · bowyer · carver · shipwright · woodcarver · pattern maker
chisel
Edged carving implement
router · dovetail · mortise · tenon · rabbet · carving · whittling · turning · inlay · veneering
lumber
Sawn wood for building
veneer · pine · oak · maple · walnut · cedar · birch · ash · mahogany · teak
chisel
Edged carving implement
bandsaw · jigsaw · clamps · mallet · gouge · handsaw · coping saw · spokeshave · rasp · file
dovetail
Join by interlocking parts
rabbet · dado · dowel · biscuit · spline · lap joint · finger joint · butt joint · tongue and groove · groove
stain
Lasting surface discoloration
shellac · sealant · polyurethane · wax · oil · sanding · buffing · tung oil · linseed oil · Danish oil
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
wardrobe · bookshelf · desk · bench · stool · sideboard · armoire · credenza · bedframe · nightstand
cabinetmaker
Skilled furniture builder
- woodturnerCraftsman shaping spinning timber
- joinerOne who connects parts
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
craftsman · cooper · boatbuilder · toymaker · bowyer · carver · shipwright · woodcarver · pattern maker
shed
Cast off naturally
gazebo · fence · trellis · playhouse · doghouse · birdhouse · treehouse · porch · railing · gate
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
- applied artsapplied arts, decorative arts, industrial design, design, furniture design
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
woodworkingmetalworking
Shaping raw ore industrially
metalsmithing · blacksmithing · masonry · stonework · glassblowing
- fine woodworkingPrecision furniture-making craft
wood, working, work, worker, woody, woodwork, woodworker, woodsman, foresting