Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining pieces of wood, engineered lumber, or synthetic substitutes, to produce more complex items. Some woodworking joints employ mechanical fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements.
A carpenter uses a chain mortiser to cut a large mortise
A worker uses a large circular saw to cut joints
Joinery in Vietnam in 1923
Pin-connected post and beam house framing
Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinetry, furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.
Wooden house with wooden furniture, spinning wheel, loom and various tools
Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures.
Ancient Egyptian woodworking
Damascene woodworkers turning wood for Mashrabiya and hookahs, 19th century