Wood, Stone, and Metal Crafts: English Vocabulary List

the art and craft of creating furniture, particularly cabinets, by designing, cutting, shaping, fitting, and finishing wood pieces to produce functional and aesthetically pleasing pieces of furniture

"Cabinet making builds wooden furniture."

"Cabinet making builds fine wooden furniture like cabinets chests and tables with joinery techniques."

a skilled trade that involves working with wood to construct, install, and repair structures, furniture, and other objects, using various hand and power tools and techniques such as measuring, cutting, shaping, and joining wood pieces

"Carpentry cuts and joins wood."

"Carpentry cuts and joins wood for building structures like houses decks and furniture."

a woodworking technique that involves creating decorative designs or pictures by fitting together various shapes and colors of wood pieces

"Intarsia inlays wood pieces together."

"Intarsia inlays wood pieces to create pictures using different colors and grains for mosaic effects."

a traditional Asian art form that involves applying layers of lacquer, a resinous substance derived from the sap of certain trees, to create a durable and glossy finish on various objects

"Lacquer painting uses resin-based paints."

"Lacquer painting uses resin based paints for durability and high gloss finish on wood."

a woodworking technique that involves creating decorative designs or pictures by using thin veneers of different colored woods, which are cut and fitted together to create a pattern or image

"Marquetry inlays veneers into furniture."

"Marquetry inlays wood veneers for decorative patterns on furniture using contrasting colors and grains."

a traditional building technique that involves constructing wooden frames using large, heavy timbers that are fitted together with mortise-and-tenon or other joinery techniques

"Timber framing uses heavy wooden beams."

"Timber framing uses heavy wooden beams for construction with mortise and tenon joinery instead of nails."

the craft of covering and padding furniture, such as chairs, sofas, or benches, using various materials such as fabric, leather, or vinyl, to create comfortable and stylish seating

"Upholstery stuffs and covers furniture."

"Upholstery stuffs and covers furniture with fabric padding and springs for comfort."

the art or technique of decorating wood or other materials by burning a design onto the surface using a heated tool or instrument

"Pyrography burns designs into wood."

"Pyrography burns designs into wood with a hot tool creating brown tones without paint."

the art of sculpting or shaping wood into various three-dimensional objects, such as figurines, decorations, or furniture

"Wood carving shapes wood with tools."

"Wood carving shapes wood with cutting tools like chisels gouges and knives for sculpture and decoration."

a woodworking technique that involves shaping a piece of wood by rotating it on a lathe while cutting tools are held against the spinning wood to create various cylindrical or symmetrical shapes

"Woodturning spins wood on lathe."

"Woodturning spins wood on a lathe to shape it symmetrically for bowls spindles and furniture parts."

the skill or activity of making objects out of wood

"Woodworking is his hobby; he builds furniture."

"The woodworking shop contained saws planes and chisels for shaping raw lumber into furniture and cabinets."

the ancient art of shaping flint, chert, obsidian, or other types of stone into tools, weapons, or decorative objects

"Flintknapping chips stone into tools."

"Flintknapping chips stone into tools or weapons using percussion and pressure flaking techniques."

decorative patterns made of wood or metal, put into the surface of an object in a way that they level with the surface

"Inlay sets pieces into surface cavities."

"Inlay sets pieces into carved recesses on a surface for decorative patterns using contrasting materials."

a skilled trade that involves cutting, shaping, and installing natural stone for various construction projects

"Stonemasonry cuts and lays stone."

"Stonemasonry cuts and lays stone for buildings walls and monuments using chisels mallets and levels."

the art of assembling beads or other small objects, such as shells, stones, or seeds, into decorative or functional designs

"Intricate beadwork on dress."

"The native dress was decorated with very intricate and beautiful beadwork by local artisans."

the art of sculpting or carving bones, such as those from animals or humans, into various three-dimensional objects, such as jewelry, ornaments, or decorative items

"Bone carving sculpts animal bones."

"Bone carving sculpts animal bones into art jewelry and tools using carving knives and abrasive stones."

a woodworking technique that involves using a chisel or knife to remove small pieces of wood from a flat surface in a repetitive pattern to create intricate designs and textures

"Chip carving removes small wood chips."

"Chip carving removes small wood chips for patterns using a knife on flat wood panels."

a metalworking technique in which a design is raised on a metal surface from the reverse side by using hammering and shaping

"Repousse hammers metal from reverse side."

"Repousse hammers metal from the reverse side to raise designs in relief using punches and mallets."

a metalworking technique that involves shaping and decorating a metal surface by hammering and pressing it from the front with various tools

"Chasing details metal front surface."

"Chasing details the front surface of metalwork using punches to create textures and lines."

a decorative coating made by fusing powdered glass to a metal surface through a high-temperature firing process

"Vitreous enamel fuses glass to metal."

"Vitreous enamel fuses glass powder to metal at high temperatures for colorful durable coatings."

decorative designs that are cut into metal, wood, etc.

"Fretwork cuts decorative wood patterns."

"Fretwork cuts decorative wooden patterns with a saw creating openwork designs for screens and trivets."

a technique used in metalworking to connect two or more pieces of metal together, such as welding, soldering, or brazing

"Joining metal requires skill."

"The skilled blacksmith used various joining techniques, including welding and riveting, to construct the intricate metal sculpture."

a person who specializes in the art and craft of cutting, shaping, and polishing gemstones, minerals, and rocks into decorative objects

"He is a lapidary."

"The lapidary cut and polished the rough gemstone until it sparkled brilliantly in the light."

a type of woodworking that involves repurposing old wooden laths into decorative objects

"Lath art uses old wood."

"He created a unique decorative screen using lath art, transforming discarded wooden strips into an artistic piece."

the art and craft of shaping and manipulating metal into useful or decorative objects

"Metalwork shapes metal with tools."

"Metalwork shapes metal into objects using forging casting or fabrication techniques."

a form of metalwork that specifically focuses on the creation of objects from silver, such as jewelry, flatware, and decorative items

"Silversmithing is his craft."

"Silversmithing requires skill in hammering casting and polishing precious metal into beautiful objects."

the art and craft of shaping and manipulating iron and steel through heating, hammering, and other techniques to create tools, weapons, decorative objects, and other useful items

"Blacksmithing forges heated iron."

"Blacksmithing forges heated iron and steel using hammers and anvils to create tools and ornamental pieces."

a decorative art form that involves affixing thin metal wires to a metal surface to create small compartments, or cloisons, which are then filled with enamel and fired in a kiln to create a colorful and intricate design

"Cloisonne fills wire cells with enamel."

"Cloisonne fills wire cells with enamel colors creating decorative designs on metal surfaces."

a skilled craftsman who specializes in the care of horses' hooves, including trimming, shoeing, and corrective work to maintain or improve the horse's performance and health

"The farrier shoes horses."

"A farrier shoes horses and cares for hooves by shaping metal shoes and trimming hoof walls."

the craft or practice of working with gold to create jewelry, decorative objects, or other items through techniques such as shaping, soldering, engraving, and polishing

"Goldsmithing works with gold."

"Goldsmithing creates objects from gold like jewelry coins and decorative vessels using specialized tools."

the skillful trade of working with locks and keys, including repairing, installing, and adjusting them

"Locksmithing makes and repairs locks."

"Locksmithing requires precision and patience to create keys that perfectly fit complex locking mechanisms."

a malleable alloy made primarily of tin with small amounts of copper, antimony, and other metals

"Pewter is soft gray metal."

"The antique pewter mug had a dull silver sheen that darkened beautifully with age and use."

the craft of creating objects, such as household utensils, decorative items, and roofing materials, from thin sheets of metal

"Tinsmithing works with tinplate."

"Tinsmithing was once a common trade that produced lanterns cups and roof flashing from tinplate."

the art of forging, shaping, and finishing blades, typically made from steel, into knives, swords, and other cutting tools using various techniques such as heat-treating, grinding, and polishing

"Bladesmithing forges knives and swords."

"Bladesmithing involves forging steel into knives and swords using heat hammer and careful quenching techniques."

a manufacturing process that uses a stamping press to shape flat sheets or coils of metal, such as steel, aluminum, or brass, into desired forms by applying pressure with a die and punch set

"Metal stamping impresses designs into metal."

"Metal stamping presses force sheet metal into dies to create identical parts for automobiles and appliances."

a method of reproducing brass engravings, particularly those found in churches, by laying a piece of paper over them and rubbing soft chalk or crayon on it

"Brass rubbing copies monumental brasses."

"Brass rubbing is a technique that transfers the design of engraved brass memorials onto paper using wax crayons."