Craft and art that works with wood to make elements, objects and furniture
Carpentry is known as work activity, art, which exclusively dedicates to working with wood in order to manufacture various objects, elements and furniture. Wooden furniture is undoubtedly the most appreciated and consumed by people around the world because wood is considered one of the most noble, decorative and warm materials when making furniture for the home.
Widespread use of wood in construction
Wood is also used a lot at the behest of construction, that is, to make openings, type, windows, doors, or any other element of the construction of a house.
Wood, a noble material used since ancient times and that can be worked in various ways
History thus proves it, wood is a material that, due to the characteristics that we already mentioned, has been used by man since time immemorial and with the passing of time has become a fruitful industry. Now, in each culture and in each part of the planet we can find very particular and indigenous ways of working with wood and this generates that we come across wood productions that fulfill the same function but that are visually and aesthetically totally different.
The most popular types of wood that are worked in carpentry
Among the most popular woods we can mention carob, oak, spruce, pine, beech, walnut, cedar, Brazilian pine and ebony. Meanwhile, we must say that the wood can be worked in solid state carpentry, such as boards and slats, or failing that, processed as veneers or chipboards.
Tools used in carpentry
Working on wood will require the use of various elements and tools, among which we can mention: drill, saw, lathe, brush, hammer, saw, press and brush.
The term also designates the workshop and the work of the carpenter
Also, the workshop in which this trade is carried out and the work that results from the work is called carpentry. Meanwhile, the individual who engages in this work is popularly known as a carpenter.
Difference with cabinetmaking
We must emphasize that cabinetmaking is also dedicated to working with wood such as carpentry, although their work is mainly aimed at providing them, through carvings, marquetry, and other resources, a decorative value to the piece of wood in question, a table, a chair, a sideboard, among others.
In any case, many joinery works are carried out in many carpentry shops and there are carpenters who are real cabinetmaking artists.
