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This 52-word whittling word search covers the tools, techniques, and terminology of woodcarving for students exploring the craft. Hidden words include chisel, gouge, sloyd, lathe, and fishtail, spanning hand tools, wood types, and carving methods. Use it in an art or maker class as a unit vocabulary activity, a woodworking club handout, or an introduction to traditional carving crafts.

Subject:
Art
Topic:
Woodworking
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated May 2023

Word List

  • ANISOTROPIC
  • BALSA
  • BASSWOOD
  • BLOCKING
  • BOLSTER
  • BRANCH
  • CARVING
  • CHISEL
  • COPINGSAW
  • CURVATURE
  • DETAILING
  • FERRULE
  • FISHTAIL
  • FLUTE
  • GOUGES
  • HARDNESS
  • KNIFE
  • LATHE
  • LONGBENT
  • MALLET
  • COPPERHEAD
  • ORNAMENT
  • PARECUT
  • PALM
  • PARTING
  • PATTERN
  • PINE
  • PULLSTROKE
  • ROCKWELL
  • ROUGH
  • ROUTER
  • SCULPTURE
  • SEAHORSE
  • SHAPE
  • SHARPENING
  • SHAVINGS
  • SKEW
  • SLOYD
  • SMOOTHENING
  • SOFTWOOD
  • SPOON
  • STOCKMAN
  • STRAIGHTAWAY
  • SURFACING
  • SWEP
  • TANG
  • THUMBPADS
  • TWIGS
  • VTOOL
  • VEINER
  • WOODGRAIN
  • WORKBENCH

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