Talk:Woodworking
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The 'Woodworking' page is somewhat pathetic, to say the least! I am quite into writing some stuff, but first I was wondering what anyone thinks about renaming it 'Woodwork'; it seems that this more acurately reflects the whole field of working with wood, and not just the process (of woodworking). Also does anyone have any ideas on how woodwork, joinery, carpentry, etc. are to be related? And how are we going to link all these (and other 'manual arts') from HomePage?
Sam - All valid comments. "Woodwork" seems like a fair candidate as it is a noun, whereas "woodworking" is a verb gerund (gee, you can't tell that I've been working in English language lately, can you?). "Woodwork" sounds like a "global" subject (like "computer" or "sport") so I think it is a the best launching point for links to joinery, carpentry, wood sculpture. Adding things to the homepage is the domain of the project administrators - LarrySanger and JimboWales, if you've got a good argument they'll listen. Welcome to the 'pedia - we need more Australians :) - Manning Bartlett
Go for it dude!
This page still need a heap of work. But wehre should it be going, is it a definitive article? a brief summary linking to other topics? or what?Ping 08:19 May 1, 2003 (UTC)
Two weeks later and no suggestions; this page seems to be a bit of an orphan so I am giving it a goPing 11:13 May 13, 2003 (UTC)
you know since i wrote this crap i have come to think that europeans and others probably had no-glue no-nail joints too.
the list of saws needs to have a listing of japanese saws, ryoba, dozuki, etc. what the heck huh?
I just added a bunch of terminology derived from a couple glossaries in the back of some woodworking books I own. The content is original, but the words aren't :-). I also threw in a few more tools since I felt they should be there. I think that the Woodworking article needs to address a lot more than just woodworking, like all the complex tools in use, and the various traditions around the world. I'll try to add stuff as I go along. I can add some pretty specialized things, like info on American Northwest Coast aboriginal woodworking that I know a lot about, and some stuff on Japanese carpentry which I've studied.
Someone needs to ask the Dutch people to help include some of their stuff into the English version, it looks like they've got some info that is missing here. Most Nederlanders can speak English pretty well, they won't be likely to be adverse to helping.
James Crippen 23:24, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I've been working a bit on carpenter and related topics--my husband's a German carpenter, I'm an editor--I see that framer and framing are separated, but carpenter and carpentry are not. I don't care where the articles on this go, really, but I think a case can be made for keeping the profession and the worker separate. Under carpentry one can talk about the methods and types, while under carpenter one can talk about individuals, training, guild costumes, and misc. branches of the profession such as framers, roofers, shipwrights, etc. Any help and sources people here can provide (and corrections, of course!) would be much appreciated. Deirdre 18:43, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)