Woodworking Word Search
Woodworking runs on hand tools, machines and a vocabulary of its own. Wood is stronger along the grain than across it, so joints are planned around that direction. A dovetail holds without nails because its shape locks the pieces together.
Woodworking word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bench
- drill
- glue
- hammer
- nail
- plank
- sandpaper
- saw
- screw
- wood
Woodworking word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- bench
- chisel
- clamp
- drill
- glue
- grain
- hammer
- lumber
- nail
- plane
- plank
- sandpaper
- saw
- screw
- wood
Woodworking word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bench
- chisel
- clamp
- drill
- glue
- grain
- hammer
- joint
- lathe
- lumber
- mallet
- nail
- plane
- plank
- plywood
- sandpaper
- saw
- screw
- varnish
- wood
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Words in the Woodworking word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- saw
- Toothed blade that cuts boards to length.
- wood
- Material cut from trees for building projects.
- nail
- Thin metal spike hammered in to hold pieces.
- hammer
- Tool with a heavy head for driving nails.
- screw
- Threaded fastener turned in with a screwdriver.
- glue
- Adhesive that bonds two wood surfaces tightly.
- drill
- Tool that spins a bit to bore holes.
- plank
- Long flat board cut from a log.
- bench
- Sturdy table where woodworkers hold and shape work.
- sandpaper
- Gritty sheet that smooths rough wood surfaces.
- chisel
- Sharp edged tool tapped to pare away wood.
- clamp
- Device that squeezes parts while the glue dries.
- plane
- Hand tool that shaves thin curls off boards.
- lumber
- Wood sawn into standard sizes for building.
- grain
- Direction of the fibers running through a board.
- mallet
- Wooden hammer used to strike chisel handles.
- plywood
- Sheet made of thin wood layers glued crosswise.
- varnish
- Clear finish brushed on to protect the wood.
- lathe
- Machine that spins wood while a tool shapes it.
- joint
- The place where two pieces of wood meet.
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