Home›Woodworking Tools›All Woodworking ToolsBrowse ByAll Woodworking ToolsReference and ClassificationDevelopingHand tools built to cut, shape or smooth wood, the implement set behind this atlas's Wood and Furniture craft subcategories. Belongs here: the hand plane, used to shave and smooth a wood surface, and the lathe, used to turn a wood workpiece against a cutting edge. Does not belong here: tools that shape other materials even by a superficially similar cutting or turning action, such as the potter's wheel, grouped under Ceramics and Pottery Tools.FactsAll Woodworking ToolsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested476,000 BCE 1All Woodworking ToolsFilter Results208 entriesTool FamilyAllWoodworking Chisels and Carving Tools (9)Woodworking Clamps and Vises (13)Woodworking Drilling and Boring Tools (11)Woodworking Fastening and Driving Tools (3)Woodworking Garden and Yard Tools (21)Woodworking Knives and Blades (31)Woodworking Measuring and Marking Tools (22)Woodworking Planes and Shaping Tools (28)Woodworking Power Tools (32)Woodworking Saws (16)Woodworking Sharpening Tools (4)Woodworking Striking Tools (14)Used In CraftAllWoodworking (50)Introduced EraAll1850 (1)1877 (1)1888 (1)1896 (1)1909 (1)1947 (1)16th century (1)1777 (first known patent) (1)17th century (1)17th century (earliest attested use of the name, 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Woodworking (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationWoodworking, History sectionQuote, Woodworking, History sectionAmong the earliest finds of woodworking are shaped sticks displaying notches from Kalambo Falls in southern Africa, dating to around 476,000 years ago.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.