Throughout ancient history until our modern era, every civilization in the world has used wood to create useful as well as beautiful and decorative objects.

We see examples of woodworking by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. Many other ancient cultures around the world also practiced woodworking, employing many different styles and techniques. Primitive weapons used for defense and hunting and simple tools used for building shelters have been used throughout the ages. Archaeologists discovered a wooden club and digging sticks at the Kalambo Falls on the Kalambo River on the border of Zambia and Tanzania.

As man developed his woodworking skills, he became better able to kill animals for food, clear land with his axe to grow crops, and build boats, buildings, and furniture. Woodworking thus became an important process that led to the advancement of civilizations. Because of the vast amount of material to cover related to the history of woodworking, this article will focus on woodworking from ancient times to the Middle Ages, focusing on some of the more prominent civilizations. Woodworking conducted in other civilizations will be omitted – not because they are less important but again, due to the sheer volume of material. We will, however, briefly review some of the more prominent tools woodworkers used throughout history.

This puzzle will test your wood knowledge in order to reveal you the final, make sure to replaced the cache as found, ironically the cache is magnetic and hidden on metal not wood!

North

What kind of wood does not rot in water?

• baobab (48)
• pine (27)
• cherry (49)
• baldcypress (47)

What is the most expensive wood?

• Pink Ivory (177)
• Purple Heart (201)
• African Blackwood (187)
• oak (198)

West

What is the best wood to make kitchen cabinets?

• Pine (19)
• Brazilian peper (24)
• Candelabra (21)
• Cherry (23)

What wood is resistant to seawater?

• white oak (428)
• baldcypress (420)
• Ebony (419)
• Dalbergia (425)