: the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a useful or desired form
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: a person who works in wood (as a carpenter, joiner, or cabinetmaker)
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: a worker who makes wooden tools, forms, templates, dies, and other items used in the construction of aircraft parts
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: a woodworking machine for various kinds of work consisting of a planer and circular saw and having attachments for dadoing, routing, boring, mortising, and other operations
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Noun (1)
His favorite hobby was woodworking.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
The course, which was combined with a more traditional woodworking class, was developed by the Home Builders Institute, a nonprofit that provides trade skill training and education for the building industry.
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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
Bogost lavishes praise on hobbies (fly-fishing), crafts (knitting), and trades (woodworking) as ways to dwell in sensory experience.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
The course, which was combined with a more traditional woodworking class, was developed by the Home Builders Institute, a nonprofit that provides trade skill training and education for the building industry.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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