: 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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Adjective
The old woodworking adage suggests measuring twice to cut once—there’s even a Russian version that argues for measuring seven times.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
The team behind this oddly compelling piece of work is ChameleonDecorArt, which focuses on traditional woodworking and light mechanical integration.
—New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
In northern Komi, workers at a woodworking plant rallied to demand back pay.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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