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The craft of shaping wood into useful and beautiful things: furniture, cabinetry, carving, joinery and turning. One of the oldest of all human skills, developed to a high art in ancient Egypt and China, and still the gateway craft for most home workshops, where a few hand tools and a bench are enough to begin. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Craft Class
Wood 1
Earliest Evidence (Circa)
The oldest known worked wood is a set of shaped, notched sticks from Kalambo Falls in southern Africa, dated to roughly 476,000 years ago, older than Homo sapiens itself. 1
Origin
Chinese woodworking tradition traces its origin to the legendary craftsman Lu Ban, placed in the Spring and Autumn period (roughly 771 to 476 BC), credited with introducing tools including the woodworking plane and the chalk line to China; the manual of techniques later attributed to him was compiled roughly 1,500 years after his death. 1
Origin
Documented as a developed craft in the ancient civilizations of Egypt and China, with joinery, carving and fine furniture surviving from both 1
FAQs

Who is credited with founding Chinese woodworking?

Tradition credits the legendary craftsman Lu Ban, active around the Spring and Autumn period.

Chinese woodworking tradition names Lu Ban, working in the Spring and Autumn period (roughly 771 to 476 BC), as its founding figure, crediting him with introducing tools including the plane and the chalk line. The manual of techniques later attributed to him, the Lu Ban Jing, was compiled roughly 1,500 years after his death, so the historical craftsman and the craft lore built around his name are not the same thing.
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Source George Nakashima (Wikipedia)
Sam Maloof, Figures
Source Sam Maloof (Wikipedia)

Tools Used

Source Pipe clamp (Wikipedia)
Source Pole Lathe (Wikipedia)
Source Race knife (Wikipedia)

Razee Plane is used in Woodworking.

Rebate Plane is used in Woodworking.

Source Ripsaw (Wikipedia)

Router Plane is used in Woodworking.

Source Router Plane (Wikipedia)
Source Sander (Wikipedia)
Source Sawhorse (Wikipedia)
Source Scratch awl (Wikipedia)
Source Scratch stock (Wikipedia)

Scriber is used in Woodworking.

Source Dictionary.com: Scroll Saw definition

Scrub Plane is used in Woodworking.

Source Sharpening jig (Wikipedia)
Source Dictionary.com: Shaving Horse definition

Shooting Board is used in Woodworking.

Source Shooting board (Wikipedia)

Shoulder Plane is used in Woodworking.

Slick (Tool) is used in Woodworking.

Smoothing Plane is used in Woodworking.

Source Smoothing plane (Wikipedia)
Source Speed Square (Wikipedia)

Spill Plane is used in Woodworking.

Spokeshave is used in Woodworking.

Source Spokeshave (Wikipedia)

Steel Square is used in Woodworking.

Source Storey pole (Wikipedia)
Source Table Saw (Wikipedia)

Thickness Planer is used in Woodworking.

Source Thickness planer (Wikipedia)

Try Square is used in Woodworking.

Source Veneer saw (Wikipedia)

Winding Stick is used in Woodworking.

Wood Auger is used in Woodworking.

Source Wood scribe (Wikipedia)
Source Wood shaper (Wikipedia)

Woodworking Vise is used in Woodworking.

Source Woodworking vise (Wikipedia)
Source Dictionary.com: Workbench definition

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Sources
1. Woodworking (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking
    shaped sticks displaying notches from Kalambo Falls in southern Africa, dating to around 476,000 years ago
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking, Ancient China section
    Lu Ban is said to have introduced the plane, the chalk line, and other tools to China.
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Hand Plane (Wikipedia)
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Folk Art (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Folk Art, Materials, forms, and crafts section
Quote, Associated With: Folk Art, Materials, forms, and crafts section
Wood carving
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Bench Dog (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Bench Dog, Body text, dog holes sentence
Quote, Tools Used: Bench Dog, Body text, dog holes sentence
Dog holes are arranged in a line perpendicular to the jaws of a vise, typically in intervals of four to six inches.
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Belt Sander (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Belt Sander, Body text, sanding process sentence
Quote, Tools Used: Belt Sander, Body text, sanding process sentence
Belt sanders can have a very aggressive action on wood and are normally used only for the beginning stages of the sanding process, or used to rapidly remove material.
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Dictionary.com: Claw Hammer definition
Dictionary.comTools Used: Claw Hammer, Definition
Quote, Tools Used: Claw Hammer, Definition
Also called: carpenter's hammer
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Dictionary.com: Workbench definition
Dictionary.comTools Used: Workbench, Definition
Quote, Tools Used: Workbench, Definition
a heavy table at which work is done by a carpenter, mechanic, toolmaker
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Dictionary.com: Scroll Saw definition
Dictionary.comTools Used: Scroll Saw, Definition
Quote, Tools Used: Scroll Saw, Definition
cutting intricate ornamental curves in wood
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Dictionary.com: Panel Saw definition
Dictionary.comTools Used: Panel Saw, Definition
Quote, Tools Used: Panel Saw, Definition
cutting thin wood
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Dictionary.com: Shaving Horse definition
Dictionary.comTools Used: Shaving Horse, Definition
Quote, Tools Used: Shaving Horse, Definition
Carpentry.
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Dictionary.com: Compass Saw definition
Dictionary.comTools Used: Compass Saw, Definition entry, Carpentry sense
Quote, Tools Used: Compass Saw, Definition entry, Carpentry sense
a small handsaw with a narrow, tapering blade for cutting curves of small radii
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Handsaw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Tools Used: Handsaw, Lead section
    In woodworking and carpentry, hand saws
  • Tools Used: Hand saw, Lead section
    In woodworking and carpentry, hand saws
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Spokeshave (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Spokeshave, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Spokeshave, Lead section
A spokeshave is a hand tool used to shape and smooth woods in woodworking jobs
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Coping Saw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Coping Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Coping Saw, Lead section
A coping saw is a type of bow saw used to cut intricate external shapes and interior cut-outs in woodworking or carpentry.
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Marking Gauge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Marking Gauge, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Marking Gauge, Lead section
is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations
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Miter Box (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Miter Box, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Miter Box, Lead section
is a wood working appliance used to guide a hand saw for making precise cuts
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Backsaw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Backsaw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Backsaw, Lead section
Backsaws are normally used in woodworking for precise work
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Bench Hook (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Bench Hook, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Bench Hook, Lead section
A bench hook is a workbench appliance used to secure wood for many tasks in woodworking.
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Bradawl (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Bradawl, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Bradawl, Lead section
A bradawl is a woodworking hand tool
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Fretsaw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Fretsaw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Fretsaw, Lead section
Although traditionally intended for woodwork
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Woodworking vise (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Woodworking Vise, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Woodworking Vise, Lead section
A woodworking vise (vice in UK English) is a type of vise adapted to the various needs of woodworkers and woodworking.
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Card scraper (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Card Scraper, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Card Scraper, Lead section
A card scraper or cabinet scraper is a woodworking shaping and finishing tool.
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Chamfer plane (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Chamfer Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Chamfer Plane, Lead section
A chamfer plane is a specialized plane used In woodworking for making chamfered edges.
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Fore plane (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Fore Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Fore Plane, Lead section
The fore plane is a type of woodworking bench plane
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Grooving plane (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Grooving Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Grooving Plane, Lead section
a plane used in woodworking to make grooves
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Jack Plane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Jack Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Jack Plane, Lead section
A jack plane is a general-purpose woodworking bench plane
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Jointer Plane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Jointer Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Jointer Plane, Lead section
is a type of hand plane used in woodworking to straighten the edges of boards
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Router Plane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Router Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Router Plane, Lead section
A router plane is a hand plane tool used in the field of woodworking
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Thickness planer (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Thickness Planer, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Thickness Planer, Lead section
is a woodworking machine used to plane boards to a consistent thickness
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Shooting board (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Shooting Board, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Shooting Board, Lead section
A shooting board is a jig for woodworking
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Smoothing plane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Smoothing Plane, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Smoothing Plane, Lead section
is a type of bench plane used in woodworking
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Japanese Saw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Japanese Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Japanese Saw, Lead section
a type of saw used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry
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Scratch awl (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Scratch Awl, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Scratch Awl, Lead section
A scratch awl is a woodworking layout and point-making tool.
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Marking knife (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Marking Knife, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Marking Knife, Lead section
is a woodworking layout tool used for accurately marking workpieces
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Fishtail (tool) (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Fishtail Chisel, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Fishtail Chisel, Lead section
In woodworking, a fishtail (also fishtail gouge or fishtail spade gouge) is a type of chisel
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Scratch stock (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Scratch Stock, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Scratch Stock, Lead section
A scratch stock is a woodworking tool
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Sharpening jig (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Sharpening Jig, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Sharpening Jig, Lead section
A sharpening jig is often used when sharpening woodworking tools.
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Pipe clamp (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Pipe Clamp, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Pipe Clamp, Lead section
often employed in piping, woodworking, and cabinet shops
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Burnisher (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Burnisher, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Burnisher, Lead section
A burnisher is a hand tool used in woodworking for creating a burr on a card scraper.
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Jointer (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Jointer, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Jointer, Lead section
is a woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board
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Mortiser (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Mortiser, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Mortiser, Lead section
is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber
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Wood shaper (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Wood Shaper, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Wood Shaper, Lead section
is a stationary woodworking machine
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Bandsaw (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Band Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Band Saw, Lead section
They are used principally in woodworking, metalworking, and lumber milling
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Table Saw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Table Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Table Saw, Lead section
is a woodworking tool, consisting of a circular saw blade
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Storey pole (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Storey Pole, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Storey Pole, Lead section
It is used as a layout tool for any kind of repeated work in carpentry
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Sawhorse (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Sawhorse, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Sawhorse, Lead section
In woodworking, a saw-horse or sawhorse (saw-buck, trestle, buck) is a trestle structure used to support a board or plank for sawing.
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Boring machine (carpentry) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Boring machine (carpentry), Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Boring machine (carpentry), Lead section
A carpenters boring machine is a hand-driven machine to bore holes in beams
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Speed Square (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Speed Square, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Speed Square, Lead section
multi-purpose triangular carpenters' tool used for marking out
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Corner chisel (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Corner Chisel, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Corner Chisel, Lead section
A corner chisel is a tool for cutting sharp internal corners in wood, often used for mortise joints or hinge rebates.
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Frame Saw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Frame Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Frame Saw, Lead section
They are used for cutting wood or stone.
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Ripsaw (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Ripsaw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Ripsaw, Lead section
A ripsaw (or rip saw) is a wood saw that is specially designed for making a rip cut, a cut made parallel to the direction of the wood grain.
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Veneer saw (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Veneer Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Veneer Saw, Lead section
The veneer saw is a small double-edged tool for cutting thin hardwood veneer.
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Wood scribe (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Wood Scribe, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Wood Scribe, Lead section
A wood scribe is a tool for marking wood by scratching the surface visibly.
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Pole Lathe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Pole Lathe, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Pole Lathe, Lead section
A pole lathe, also known as a springpole lathe, is a wood-turning lathe that uses the resilience of a long pole as a return spring for a treadle.
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Race knife (Wikipedia)
Tools Used: Race Knife, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Race Knife, Lead section
Race knife also known as a timber scribe (scorer, tree marker) is a knife with a U-shaped end sometimes called a scoop knife for cutting marks in wood by lumbermen, carpenters, coopers, surveyors, and others.
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Circular Saw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Circular Saw, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Circular Saw, Lead section
In woodworking the term circular saw refers specifically to the hand-held type and the table saw and chop saw are other common forms of circular saws.
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Axe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Axe, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Axe, Lead section
An axe (; sometimes spelled ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, and as a weapon.
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Sander (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationTools Used: Sander, Lead section
Quote, Tools Used: Sander, Lead section
Woodworking sanders are usually powered electrically, and those used in auto-body repair work are usually powered by compressed air.
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