Home›Woodworking Tools›Introduced EraBrowse ByIntroduced EraIntroduced era places a tool in the period when it first came into use. Wikipedia states, "Early human tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for the preparation of food, hunting, the manufacture of weapons, and the working of materials," long before metal or powered tools existed. Browsing by era shows how the tools used in home crafts have developed over a very long span of time.FactsIntroduced EraSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested476,000 BCE 1Introduced EraFilter Results9 entriesTool FamilyAllWoodworking Chisels and Carving Tools (3)Woodworking Clamps and Vises (1)Woodworking Drilling and Boring Tools (2)Woodworking Fastening and Driving Tools (3)Woodworking Garden and Yard Tools (8)Woodworking Knives and Blades (8)Woodworking Measuring and Marking Tools (4)Woodworking Planes and Shaping Tools (8)Woodworking Power Tools (4)Woodworking Saws (6)Woodworking Sharpening Tools (1)Woodworking Striking Tools (6)Used In CraftAllWoodworking (9)Power SourceAllElectric (3)Hand (9)Steam (1)Water (1)ActionAllCut (9)Finish (3)Hold (1)Join (1)Measure (4)Shape (6)Still Made TodayAllYes (7)GroupAllWoodworking Chisels and Carving Tools (3)Woodworking Clamps and Vises (1)Woodworking Drilling and Boring Tools (2)Woodworking Fastening and Driving Tools (3)Woodworking Garden and Yard Tools (8)Woodworking Knives and Blades (8)Woodworking Measuring and Marking Tools (4)Woodworking Planes and Shaping Tools (8)Woodworking Power Tools (4)Woodworking Saws (6)Woodworking Sharpening Tools (1)Woodworking Striking Tools (6)Material WorkedAllGlass (3)Metal (6)Wood (9)Defining KindAllCulture (1)End YearAll9700 BCE (1)2000 BCE (1)1200 BCE (1)476 (1)1453 (1)1789 (1)1945 (1)Start YearAll-3,300,000 (1)-10,000 (1)3200 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)476 (1)1453 (1)1789 (1)1945 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age WorldIntroduced Era4 entriesClassical AntiquityIntroduced Era14 entriesThe Contemporary PeriodIntroduced Era27 entriesThe Early Modern PeriodIntroduced Era14 entriesThe Late Modern PeriodIntroduced Era41 entriesThe Mesolithic PeriodIntroduced Era9 entriesThe Neolithic PeriodIntroduced Era9 entriesThe Paleolithic PeriodIntroduced Era10 entriesThe Post-Classical and Medieval PeriodIntroduced Era5 entriesSources1. 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.