The Art Of Woodworking

In this write up I will discuss the question; how has the woodworking trade changed over the years? The art of woodworking has been around for thousands of years and has only grown larger and more advanced, but the basics and finished pieces have all relatively stayed the same. My research will date back to ancient Egyptian times and continue through to present day talking about: types of wood working, styles and techniques, and technology enhancements.

Types of Woodworking

There are multiple different types of woodworking. Woodworkers tend to stick to one basic job, these jobs are labeled under different job titles. A couple of the titles I will talk about are: Carpentry, and Joinery and Cabinetmaking.

Carpentry is the oldest part of woodworking.

These can range from small objects such as bowls and baseball bats, to cabinets, or even just a piece of art to look at. These can be both functional and a piece of art together or just simple and conventional, whatever is preferred. The text says, “The word joiner was originally applied to workers in the late 16th century who practiced the craft of constructing and installing doors, windows, cabinets, and fittings for houses and ships.” (Woodworking, 2015, p. 1) Today they still use this term for these projects in England. In North America these are put under different titles such as carpenters, cabinet makers, and millworkers. Joinery is usually applied to cabinet makers, furniture makers and shipwright and is one of the highest skills in

Aside from these big and historical projects they also made beautiful furniture that sometimes would represents the arms of animals or mythological creatures. This kind of creativity is what makes woodworking such a beautiful job to do and to observe ones’ masterpiece.

In the middle ages the most commonly used resource for building was wood. As the author states, “buildings were sometimes constructed almost entirely out of wood, from the framing for their walls and roofs to their siding and shingles.” (Morgan, 2014, p. 1) Carpenters were thought of as the most skilled out of all the others. They would create artwork, building little figurines and statues that some of which still stand to this day. These were good times for woodworkers offering lots of jobs since wood was the most popular resource at the time.

As of today we have mastered the art of woodworking as it has grown and it shall only grow bigger and better for the future to come. We have put all of these styles and techniques used and developed over the past thousands of years and incorporate them in all of our products we make today. In return giving us a beautiful and strong piece to admire in the