International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) was a global union federation of trade unions in the building, building materials, wood...

The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) is the global union federation of democratic and free trade unions in the building, building materials...

dowel is a cylindrical shape made of wood, plastic, or metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is long and called a dowel rod, which are often...

{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) "Workers of world in new forum". The New York Times. Vienna. International Herald Tribune. 1 November 2006...

British West Indies dollar (BWI$), a defunct currency Building and Wood Workers' International, a global union federation BWI Center for Industrial Management...

so it can swing into the material. A swing saw is used for cross cutting wood in a sawmill, or for cutting ice off of a frozen body of waters. The saw...

industries, such as upholstery work, and a variety of other general purposes. It is a tool of preference for wood workers using chisels with plastic, metal...

use than most other woods.[citation needed] Shredded aspen wood is used for packing and stuffing, sometimes called excelsior (wood wool). Aspen flakes...

Territory, New Guinea and Timor; and D. celebica (Sulawesi ebony), native to Indonesia and prized for its luxuriant, multi-colored wood grain. Mauritius ebony...

#2; which is unselected and often used for craft woods; common #1, used for commercial and residential buildings; clear; and select grade, which is sought...

intersections of the X's. The wood to be cut is placed in the V's formed above the intersections of the X's. In Canada, Britain, and the United States, a sawbuck...

traditionally interlocking wood, but could be plastic or other materials. Panelling was developed in antiquity to make rooms in stone buildings more comfortable...

procedure of bending wood into different curves and shapes using moisture and a bending iron. By placing the wood into water, the moisture and heat from the...

Congress and the Labour Party, as well as to the Building and Wood Workers' International and the EFBWW, European Federation of Building and Wood Workers. UCATT...

flush with its work surface. Its jaws are made of wood or metal, the latter usually faced with wood, called cheeks, to avoid marring the work. The movable...

simplest form, it is a block of wood or cork with one smooth flat side. The user wraps the sandpaper around the block, and holds it in place (by inserting...

are unconfirmed. The earliest known fossil Prunus specimens are wood, drupe, seed, and a leaf from the middle Eocene of the Princeton Chert of British...

Gardens, Agroforestry and Permaculture. Permanent Publications. ISBN 978-1-85623-342-2. Trees for Life - Hazel "Coppicing". Small Woods. Retrieved 19 October...

Wood splitting (riving, cleaving) is an ancient technique used in carpentry to make lumber for making wooden objects, some basket weaving, and to make...

Pressed wood, also known as presswood, is any engineered wood building and furniture construction material made from wood shavings and particles, sawdust...

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is an AFL–CIO/CLC trade union representing over 600,000 workers as of 2024 in...

making them pliable. Once steamed and then fastened or clamped into the desired position and left to dry, the wood will hold the new shape. Steam boxes...

organised the First International Wood Workers' Congress, in Brussels. The conference established an international information service, and this organised...

This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. Araucaria Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria...

Stone Age. They are used for smoothing or carving wood in hand woodworking, and as a hoe for agriculture and horticulture. Two basic forms of an adze are the...

used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden shipbuilding and boat building. It is driven into a hole...

pushed back and forth with one hand. This tool of prehistoric origin has been used both as a drill, to make holes on solid materials such as wood, stone,...

popular wood for model building and for intricate carving. Especially in Germany, it was the classic wood for sculpture from the Middle Ages onwards and is...

carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife or a time-occupying process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood.: 14 : 10 : 30  It is used...

linear) and bull's eye (or circular). Different types of spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trades workers, surveyors...