: 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
ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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
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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
In northern Komi, workers at a woodworking plant rallied to demand back pay.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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