: 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.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
Local woodworking clubs put on ornament-making demonstrations.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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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
Partitions in the space were crafted using a traditional Japanese technique called Kumiko woodworking, alongside custom plateware from ceramicist Shinobu Habauchi dotting the 10-seat counter.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
Local woodworking clubs put on ornament-making demonstrations.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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