: the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a useful or desired form
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Noun
His favorite hobby was woodworking.
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Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
There will be rosemaling, woodworking and Norwegian knitting demonstrations.
—Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2022
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
Many Americans appreciate original hardwood floors (56 percent) and ornate, old-fashioned woodworking (37 percent), but not so much popcorn ceilings, root cellars (underground storage spaces) and telephone nooks (areas for a landline phone).
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
For more woodworking power tools, check out our top picks for woodworking routers, wood planers, and cordless drills.
—Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
There will be rosemaling, woodworking and Norwegian knitting demonstrations.
—Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2022
Noun
Having first learned woodworking in sixth grade, Javits tweaked existing wooden blocks for the crown and brim to make the custom looks.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
Many Americans appreciate original hardwood floors (56 percent) and ornate, old-fashioned woodworking (37 percent), but not so much popcorn ceilings, root cellars (underground storage spaces) and telephone nooks (areas for a landline phone).
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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