: 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
Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Almost nothing is known of Neolithic ships, but the woodworking must have been as excellent as the masonry in Structure 27.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 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
Uxbridge gifted him a trophy and a wooden chair that students built in wood shop — an ode to his love of woodworking.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Almost nothing is known of Neolithic ships, but the woodworking must have been as excellent as the masonry in Structure 27.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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