WOODWORKING - ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW:

Woodworking is now a general term covering a wide range of skills and techniques. Carpentry - Originally a carpenter was a wagon maker but carpentry has come to mean the general working of wood. Sometimes used to cover all aspects of woodworking, at other times carpentry refers to the least-skilled level of woodworking and larger projects, such as house building. Joinery - The joining of two or more pieces of wood together, necessary in most woodworking projects. Cabinetry; cabinet making; cabinetmaker - The practice of utilizing many woodworking skills to create cabinets, shelving and furniture; a craftsman who specializes in the making of fine furniture. Implies a very high level of skill in woodworking. Marquetry and parquetry - The practice of creating patterns by inlaying different wood veneers; with different colours and different grains complex patterns are formed. Originally used to decorate furniture, both are now often used to produce pictures. Often regarded as a fine art form, equal to sculpture and painting. Marquetry is distinguished from parquetry by the shapes used and formed - marquetry entails the creation of organic or scenic pictures, while parquetry involves geometric shapes. Turning - The art of turning a piece of wood on a lathe and shaping it by holding various cutting tools against it. Carving, Boat building, Wheelwright, Cooper - A maker of casks and barrels, Bodger - Now obsolete, a wood-turner specializing making chair parts. Also a colloquial term for an incompetent workman. Some of these refer to special techniques such as marquetry or turning, while others refer to a specialized product such as the cooper or wheelwright.