"Woodworking" is the most common name, which appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. But it was only an official name at that time, indicating its scope of responsibility. "Under the Book of Rites and Quli" says: "The six workers of the son of heaven are earthwork, metalworking, masonry, carpentry, livestock workers and grass workers."
Lu Ban is a famous carpenter. Under the guidance of his experience, China became a country with relatively developed timber industry at that time.
"catalpa craftsman" or "catalpa man" is also a common synonym for carpenters. But in ancient times, catalpa people were only a kind of carpenters, and the shelves, bows and arrows, clocks and watches specially used for drinking were used up. The ancients roughly divided carpenters into three types:
Well done. Mainly to build houses, erect wooden frames, and make rough plows and rakes for farming. Small equipment. Mainly to make small and exquisite wood carvings and Buddha statues carved with patterns. Shipbuilding and other miscellaneous equipment. Ship is an ancient daily means of transportation, with high requirements, between large and small. Woodworking with big tools may not necessarily make small and exquisite utensils; On the contrary, gadgets may not be able to build houses. Woodworking has become a fine division of labor in modern times, which can be roughly divided into great carpenters who build temples in Taiwan Province Province. Decorative carpentry for indoor space decoration. Furniture carpentry, as furniture, is widely spread in Europe and America. Unlike China, Europeans and Americans regard carpentry as a job that people from all walks of life can do. Woodworking is a course in many private schools in Europe and America. Tools for manual woodworking: Manual woodworking does not use large machinery, but generally uses tools such as square (also called Lu Banchi), Mo Dou, planer, drill, chisel, shovel, saw, drill, planer, hammer and axe.