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n. - The craft of a workman who builds with wood; making things out of wood.

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  • Stephen: Everyone knows carpentry is the tool of the devil.
  • And we can't remember if Noah had any training in carpentry or not or if he was just into DIY.
  • Interesting point, but in carpentry the raw materials are dead things — wood, nails, screws.
  • The College at Woodstock has courses in carpentry, wood-turning, wood-carving, pattern-making, blacksmithy forging and mechanical work.
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