: 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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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
Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
The Page academy took up seven acres in the Wilshire-Pico neighborhood, operating a small village of classrooms, dormitories, a printing press, a woodworking shop, and a miniature steam railroad for ferrying the boys around the campus.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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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
Cavender-Wilson devoted five years to his study of art in Sweden, including studies in woodworking, before acquiring a journeyman certification in artisan blacksmithing.
—Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
The Page academy took up seven acres in the Wilshire-Pico neighborhood, operating a small village of classrooms, dormitories, a printing press, a woodworking shop, and a miniature steam railroad for ferrying the boys around the campus.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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“Woodworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodworking. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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