carpentry
n.n. the work of cutting, shaping, and joining wood to make things like furniture, houses, or doors. It is a skilled trade that requires tools and knowledge of how wood behaves.
n. the craft or trade of cutting, shaping, and joining wood to make structures or objects. Often used to distinguish the manual skill of working with wood from the broader field of construction.
He has a degree in carpentry and works at a local workshop.
The restoration of the old church required skilled carpentry to recreate the original wooden roof beams.
While modern construction often relies on prefabricated materials, traditional carpentry remains essential for bespoke joinery and the structural integrity of historic buildings.
From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.