: the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a useful or desired form
Examples of woodworking in a Sentence
Noun
His favorite hobby was woodworking.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
There will be rosemaling, woodworking and Norwegian knitting demonstrations.
—Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2022
The company makes tools for uses including metalworking, woodworking, pneumatic, gardening and in the household.
—Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022
About an hour’s ride from the headquarters, in an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Padova, is De Santi, the small woodworking facility that has been Sonus’ cabinetmaker from the beginning.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2021
Rosemaling, woodworking and Norwegian knitting demonstrations.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2021
People also can participate virtually in contests such as the farm baby costume, prettiest pet and talent shows, and enter in multiple competitions related to crafts and skills such as gardening, baking, knitting and woodworking.
—David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2021
Avery's sunroom project involved woodworking, fabric dyeing, and sewing, as well as painting every square inch of the space.
—Leslie Poyzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2021
These findings include hundreds of small bone points and daggers from the same time period, elk antlers caved with animal faces and even woodworking tools that continue to suggest just how advanced these hunter-gathers really were.
—Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2018
Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
Baldessari’s screenprint Two Sunsets (One With Square Blue Moon) hangs above a vintage woodworking table, discovered at Amsterdam Modern, that serves as a credenza.
—Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2023
The discovery drastically pushes back the historical record of structural woodworking.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
This year’s event will feature the works of contemporary and traditional artists working in various media, including painting, photography, jewelry, glass blowing, metal works, ceramics, mixed media, printmaking, woodworking and other art forms.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
Joe is a former carpenter and cabinetmaker who writes extensively about remodeling, woodworking, and tool techniques.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
Work on displays includes textiles, metalwork, photography, woodworking, ceramics, drawing, prints, paintings, and mixed media.
—oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
Some fabrication will take place inside the building to create things for events, including welding, woodworking, painting and more, according to a representative from Baum Revision.
—Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2023
The festival also features crafters, a disc jockey, a farmers market with produce South Holland Historical Society buys from Big John’s Farm Market & Greenhouses in Chicago Heights, line dancing, quilters, raffles, South Holland Master Chorale, South Holland Municipal Band and woodworking.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
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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
The company makes tools for uses including metalworking, woodworking, pneumatic, gardening and in the household.
—Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022
About an hour’s ride from the headquarters, in an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Padova, is De Santi, the small woodworking facility that has been Sonus’ cabinetmaker from the beginning.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2021
Rosemaling, woodworking and Norwegian knitting demonstrations.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2021
People also can participate virtually in contests such as the farm baby costume, prettiest pet and talent shows, and enter in multiple competitions related to crafts and skills such as gardening, baking, knitting and woodworking.
—David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2021
Avery's sunroom project involved woodworking, fabric dyeing, and sewing, as well as painting every square inch of the space.
—Leslie Poyzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2021
These findings include hundreds of small bone points and daggers from the same time period, elk antlers caved with animal faces and even woodworking tools that continue to suggest just how advanced these hunter-gathers really were.
—Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2018
Noun
Try your hand at dipping candles and making marbles; create a corn husk doll; stuff a scarecrow; watch demonstrations of sheepdog herding, quilting and woodworking; go on a garden tour; take a hayride; or meet barnyard animals.
—Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
Baldessari’s screenprint Two Sunsets (One With Square Blue Moon) hangs above a vintage woodworking table, discovered at Amsterdam Modern, that serves as a credenza.
—Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2023
The discovery drastically pushes back the historical record of structural woodworking.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
This year’s event will feature the works of contemporary and traditional artists working in various media, including painting, photography, jewelry, glass blowing, metal works, ceramics, mixed media, printmaking, woodworking and other art forms.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
Joe is a former carpenter and cabinetmaker who writes extensively about remodeling, woodworking, and tool techniques.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
Work on displays includes textiles, metalwork, photography, woodworking, ceramics, drawing, prints, paintings, and mixed media.
—oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
Some fabrication will take place inside the building to create things for events, including welding, woodworking, painting and more, according to a representative from Baum Revision.
—Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2023
The festival also features crafters, a disc jockey, a farmers market with produce South Holland Historical Society buys from Big John’s Farm Market & Greenhouses in Chicago Heights, line dancing, quilters, raffles, South Holland Master Chorale, South Holland Municipal Band and woodworking.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
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: the act, process, or occupation of working with wood
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