Introduction to Woodworking
Many people love to work with wood and when they do it is called Woodworking. Woodworking is anything that involves working with wood in any way, whether it is carving, painting, sawing, or anything else. It has been done as long as man has been on the face of the earth. The first man did make weapons out of wood, so this involved carving. Early man also made crude statues from wood that were to help the tribe win the favor of the animals that they were going to hunt; and later to please the gods which they believed in.
Around 2000 B.C. the Egyptians used wood to make furniture, such as beds, tables, chests, and many other items. Wood has been used by every civilization in the world, and is still used today to make manufacture paper, furniture, buildings, and a huge variety of everything else.
Wood is generally used from a countries own natural resources and it wasn’t until trade was developed from city to city and country to country, that different types of wood became available in Woodworking. Humans have decorated wood in such detail that Woodworking had become a prominent state of art. It has always been human nature to ornament every single article that a person owned. In some ancient civilizations, people used staffs carved with the story of their heritage. This is proven during the Middle Ages with all the wooden statues that still stand all around the world. Almost every- European city has some of these historical statues preserved in some type of sanctuary, and the statues are taken very good care of.
The middle ages was not the only civilization which showed extreme patients in their Woodworking as a person can see when they look at some Byzantine art, or Gothic art. These figurines and statues show how people literally loved the art of Woodworking.
The only downfall with working with wood is that over time wood tends to split and crack. Ancient wooden sculptures have long been lost due to deterioration. No one really knows when man first began painting their Woodwork. It is thought that color was not only used to bring a Woodworking statue to life, but that it was also painted to protect the wood from the elements as well as insects which would eat away at the wood.
During the 20th century Woodworking was considered to be not only time consuming but expensive to have done, so Woodworking as a skill literally stopped and left up to individual craftsmen, who sell the Woodworking art at flea markets and yard sales. However, many of these Woodworkers are still around in other countries throughout the world.
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