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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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 OriginChinese 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 OriginDocumented as a developed craft in the ancient civilizations of Egypt and China, with joinery, carving and fine furniture surviving from both 1 Woodworking
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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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Wood carving is catalogued among folk art's own materials, forms and crafts.
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shaped sticks displaying notches from Kalambo Falls in southern Africa, dating to around 476,000 years ago
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Lu Ban is said to have introduced the plane, the chalk line, and other tools to China.
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Wood carving
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Dog holes are arranged in a line perpendicular to the jaws of a vise, typically in intervals of four to six inches.
View the Source Belt Sander (Wikipedia)
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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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Also called: carpenter's hammer
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a heavy table at which work is done by a carpenter, mechanic, toolmaker
View the Source Dictionary.com: Scroll Saw definition
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cutting intricate ornamental curves in wood
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cutting thin wood
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Carpentry.
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a small handsaw with a narrow, tapering blade for cutting curves of small radii
View the Source Rasp (Wikipedia)
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They are also used in woodworking for rapidly removing material and are easier to control than a drawknife.
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Tool belts are commonly used in construction, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, and other trades where quick access to tools is essential.
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A twybil is a hand tool used for green woodworking.
View the Source Veneer hammer (Wikipedia)
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A veneer hammer (or veneering hammer) is a woodworking tool used in applying veneer.
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Different types of spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trades workers, surveyors, millwrights and other metalworkers, and in some photographic and videographic work.
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A face vise is the standard woodworking vise, always securely attached to a workbench flush with its work surface.
View the Source Crooked Knife (Wikipedia)
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The crooked knife sometimes referred to as a "curved knife", "carving knife," or "mocotaugan," from the Cree term "môhkotâkan," is a common Eastern Woodlands Native American woodworking knife.
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Squares see common use in woodworking, metalworking, construction and technical drawing.
View the Source Collet (Wikipedia)
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On a wood router (a hand-held or table-mounted power tool used in woodworking), the collet is what holds the bit in place.
View the Source Carpenter Pencil (Wikipedia)
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The pencil is robust and strong to endure heavy duty environments like a tool box, construction site, or carpentry shop.
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Fine Power ToolsTools Used: Warrington Hammer, Glossary entry
A lightweight hammer with a cross peen on one side, commonly used in woodworking for driving small nails and panel pins.
Tools Used: CNC Router, Glossary entry
A computer-controlled cutting machine used for cutting various hard materials, such as wood or plastics.
Tools Used: Biscuit Joiner, Glossary entry
A power tool that cuts crescent-shaped slots in wood pieces to be joined together with a wooden ‘biscuit’ and glue.
Tools Used: Jigsaw (Tool), Glossary entry
A power tool with a reciprocating blade used for cutting irregular curves and shapes in wood, metal, or other materials.
Tools Used: Staple Gun, Glossary entry
A handheld mechanical tool for driving heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry for various fastening purposes.
Tools Used: Mortise Gauge, Glossary entry
A woodworking tool used to mark the boundaries of a mortise and tenon joint, featuring adjustable pins for precision.
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In woodworking and carpentry, hand saws
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In woodworking and carpentry, hand saws
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A spokeshave is a hand tool used to shape and smooth woods in woodworking jobs
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A coping saw is a type of bow saw used to cut intricate external shapes and interior cut-outs in woodworking or carpentry.
View the Source Marking Gauge (Wikipedia)
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is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations
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is a wood working appliance used to guide a hand saw for making precise cuts
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Backsaws are normally used in woodworking for precise work
View the Source Bench Hook (Wikipedia)
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A bench hook is a workbench appliance used to secure wood for many tasks in woodworking.
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A bradawl is a woodworking hand tool
View the Source Fretsaw (Wikipedia)
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Although traditionally intended for woodwork
View the Source Woodworking vise (Wikipedia)
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A woodworking vise (vice in UK English) is a type of vise adapted to the various needs of woodworkers and woodworking.
View the Source Card scraper (Wikipedia)
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A card scraper or cabinet scraper is a woodworking shaping and finishing tool.
View the Source Chamfer plane (Wikipedia)
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A chamfer plane is a specialized plane used In woodworking for making chamfered edges.
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The fore plane is a type of woodworking bench plane
View the Source Grooving plane (Wikipedia)
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a plane used in woodworking to make grooves
View the Source Jack Plane (Wikipedia)
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A jack plane is a general-purpose woodworking bench plane
View the Source Jointer Plane (Wikipedia)
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is a type of hand plane used in woodworking to straighten the edges of boards
View the Source Router Plane (Wikipedia)
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A router plane is a hand plane tool used in the field of woodworking
View the Source Thickness planer (Wikipedia)
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is a woodworking machine used to plane boards to a consistent thickness
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A shooting board is a jig for woodworking
View the Source Smoothing plane (Wikipedia)
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is a type of bench plane used in woodworking
View the Source Japanese Saw (Wikipedia)
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a type of saw used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry
View the Source Scratch awl (Wikipedia)
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A scratch awl is a woodworking layout and point-making tool.
View the Source Marking knife (Wikipedia)
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is a woodworking layout tool used for accurately marking workpieces
View the Source Fishtail (tool) (Wikipedia)
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In woodworking, a fishtail (also fishtail gouge or fishtail spade gouge) is a type of chisel
View the Source Scratch stock (Wikipedia)
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A scratch stock is a woodworking tool
View the Source Sharpening jig (Wikipedia)
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A sharpening jig is often used when sharpening woodworking tools.
View the Source Pipe clamp (Wikipedia)
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often employed in piping, woodworking, and cabinet shops
View the Source Burnisher (Wikipedia)
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A burnisher is a hand tool used in woodworking for creating a burr on a card scraper.
View the Source Jointer (Wikipedia)
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is a woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board
View the Source Mortiser (Wikipedia)
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is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber
View the Source Wood shaper (Wikipedia)
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is a stationary woodworking machine
View the Source Bandsaw (Wikipedia)
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They are used principally in woodworking, metalworking, and lumber milling
View the Source Table Saw (Wikipedia)
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is a woodworking tool, consisting of a circular saw blade
View the Source Storey pole (Wikipedia)
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It is used as a layout tool for any kind of repeated work in carpentry
View the Source Sawhorse (Wikipedia)
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In woodworking, a saw-horse or sawhorse (saw-buck, trestle, buck) is a trestle structure used to support a board or plank for sawing.
View the Source Boring machine (carpentry) (Wikipedia)
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A carpenters boring machine is a hand-driven machine to bore holes in beams
View the Source Speed Square (Wikipedia)
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multi-purpose triangular carpenters' tool used for marking out
View the Source Corner chisel (Wikipedia)
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A corner chisel is a tool for cutting sharp internal corners in wood, often used for mortise joints or hinge rebates.
View the Source Frame Saw (Wikipedia)
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They are used for cutting wood or stone.
View the Source Ripsaw (Wikipedia)
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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.
View the Source Veneer saw (Wikipedia)
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The veneer saw is a small double-edged tool for cutting thin hardwood veneer.
View the Source Wood scribe (Wikipedia)
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A wood scribe is a tool for marking wood by scratching the surface visibly.
View the Source Pole Lathe (Wikipedia)
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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.
View the Source Race knife (Wikipedia)
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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.
View the Source Circular Saw (Wikipedia)
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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.
View the Source Axe (Wikipedia)
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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.
View the Source Sander (Wikipedia)
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Woodworking sanders are usually powered electrically, and those used in auto-body repair work are usually powered by compressed air.
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