Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- HOLDFASTS
- A holdfast is one of the oldest bench accessories known, simple iron pegs driven into dog holes that lock a workpiece flat with a single hammer blow, a design unchanged for centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MORTISE
- The mortise-and-tenon joint has been found in ancient Egyptian furniture dating back more than 3,000 years, making it one of the oldest woodworking joints on record.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SHAVINGS
- A hand plane set just right produces long, translucent shavings that curl off the wood in ribbons, a sure sign the iron is sharp and the grain is running in a friendly direction.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MALLET
- Woodworking mallets are traditionally made from a dense, close-grained wood like beech or osage orange, so the head absorbs the shock of each chisel blow without splitting or bouncing.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Workbench: a free large-print word search
Workbench word search, free and large-print. Feel the worn oak top, smell the sawdust, and find every tool at home on a good bench.
About The Workbench
A sturdy workbench is the heart of any workshop, the flat, solid surface where rough lumber becomes something precise and lasting. Every mark made with a pencil, every edge trued with a plane, every joint pulled tight in the vise starts right there. Generations of woodworkers have stood at a bench like this, apron tied, mallet close at hand, coaxing order out of grain and growth ring.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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