How to Use woodworking in a Sentence

woodworking

noun
  • His favorite hobby was woodworking.
  • That’s a unique woodworking project.
    — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Though there’s an argument to be made that his true stock and trade is woodworking.
    — Zach Freeman, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But a sauce aged in oak barrels to nod at his woodworking and carpentry skills?
    — Vulture, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Not bad for somebody who picked up woodworking as a hobby later in life.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
  • The trees are easy to cut and mill into projects, using standard woodworking tools.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Apart from medicine, Freeland loved woodworking.
    — Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • His goal in five years is to open his own custom woodworking business in a warehouse-style building.
    — cleveland, 16 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • Now, residents hope the training will help kick-start a new woodworking venture.
    — Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Our little bi-color cutting board is the perfect low-stress woodworking project.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Many are made for woodworking, and the steel can be comparatively soft.
    — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • This repair involves more woodworking skill and would probably take more time.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 22 July 2019
  • The Irwin hosts fiber arts, woodworking, clay art, silversmithing, yard art and more.
    — Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • And Terry will have his own 10-by-10 shed for woodworking.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
  • Taking time away from the stage to grieve, Craig found that woodworking was therapeutic.
    — Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • This is one of the best tool kits with power tools for anyone who likes to dabble in a bit of woodworking or home renovation.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Gary and Joan loved to attend all their sporting events and Gary taught them to fish, build woodworking projects and be the class clown.
    — courant.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Carter, who took up woodworking years ago, constructed the sanctuary’s large wooden cross.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2018
  • Dad was a businessman, however, and loved woodworking as a hobby.
    — Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The younger Zimberoff usually does well in his woodworking and auto-shop classes at school.
    — George Castle, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • His father gave him an old handsaw, which was likely the genesis of his woodworking hobby in later years.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • His son’s woodworking shop was completely destroyed.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Mike, who has a talent for woodworking, built a fence, mainly of cedar, that surrounds their backyard and runs along both sides of their property.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2021
  • In northern Komi, workers at a woodworking plant rallied to demand back pay.
    — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Entering the large post and beam barn will transport you to a woodworking shop, where chairs are made and household items are carved and baskets are being made.
    — courant.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Soon their house had bunk beds, dressers and other furniture, made by Hatlestad in the garage, which doubles as a studio space for his woodworking.
    — Dan Greenwood, Star Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
  • John’s fascination with the intricate woodwork in his home prompted him to take up woodworking.
    — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The ultimate precision woodworking duo for breaking down sheet goods and making perfect trim cuts.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The rosewood is sturdy, and the intricate hand carvings remind me of the folk arts and woodworking of India.
    — The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025

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