Woodworking
Woodworking is a skill. In woodworking, one can cut or sand (make wood smooth).
Safety measures
When one is doing woodworking, be careful of being hurt. Remember to wear safety goggles or a facemask (like safety goggles. but to protect ones face). Do not wear long clothing, because it can get stuck in a tool.
Courses
There are a lot of woodworking classes, many of them are offered in middle school.
In woodworking, the type of wood you get is very important. There are many kinds of softwood and many kinds of hardwood. The words hard and soft wood comes from the type of tree it came from. A hard pice of wood could be softwood.
There are a lot of tools that people use during woodworking, such as sandpaper (used to make wood smooth to touch), files, rasps (all used for trimming wood, cutting, etc.), saws (cutting wood), and automatic saws (saws that use electricity to run).
Woodworking Media
- Ingå hembygdsmuseum Gammelgården 09.jpg
Wooden house with wooden furniture, spinning wheel, loom and various tools
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Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures.
- Maler der Grabkammer der Bildhauer Nebamun und Ipuki 004.jpg
Ancient Egyptian woodworking
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CNC machine that operates on wood
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Woodworking apron with woodworking tools in the pockets
Woodworking hand tools used in class at the Women's Woodshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Two F-style clamps, one quick-grip Irwin clamp, and one spring clamp. All popular clamps used for woodworking.
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Five woodworking wood chisels.
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A standard household claw hammer.
