Wood Work

 

 

 

Wood is a very useful material and is used to make many things. It is easy to cut into different shapes. It can be smoothed and polished. Objects made from wood can last for hundreds of years if they are looked after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A carpenter’s tools help to shape the wood.

A person who makes things with wood is called a carpenter.

Carpenters use tools to make wood into many different things such as furniture, toys and houses. The carpenter uses special tools such as saws, drills and chisels to cut and shape wood. They smooth wood by using sandpaper.

 

 

 

 

 

Baskets are made from long, thin pieces of wood.

Thin branches of wood such as willow and hazel can bend easily. They are used to weave baskets of all shapes and sizes. Before weaving, the thin branches are soaked in water to help them bend easily and take shape.

 

 

 

 

 

These boats are made from tree trunks.

Wood can float and is often used to make boats. People who live by rivers in rainforests make boats from whole tree trunks. They cut down a straight tree and remove the bark. Then they hollow out the tree trunk by carefully burning the wood a little at a time. Finally they carve it out with tools. These boats are called dug-out canoes.