toolmaking

noun

tool·​mak·​ing ˈtül-ˌmā-kiŋ 

: the action, process, or art of making tools

also : the trade of a toolmaker

Examples of toolmaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But big brains require a lot of cooling, and so developing a robust cooling system was important to advancing other skills, such as toolmaking. —Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023

And so, too, are the tools from the cave, which were made using the Mousterian toolmaking techniques that the European Neanderthals shared amongst themselves. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2023

The innovations included more complex stone toolmaking, communal care of children, control of fire, and the creation of meaning-laden materials. —Agustín Fuentes, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2018

Now that their advanced toolmaking abilities are so well-documented, the traditional theory that the Neanderthals disappeared due to our own species’ technological superiority doesn’t stand up to much scrutiny. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2023

That said, whether the language of the Neanderthal was necessary to make and manipulate these tools or not, studies do demonstrate a shared neurological basis for toolmaking and speech. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023

Potts stresses that Africa was dynamic place during the long era of human evolution, and adaptability—like that afforded by stone toolmaking—was key to survival. —Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2023

Researchers previously thought that early humans migrated from Europe or Africa around 30,000 years ago and brought advanced toolmaking with them. —Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018

And a more complex toolmaking style, known as the Levallois technique, emerged in Africa and Europe around 300,000 years ago. —Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above