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means The skill of working with wood or living and surviving in the woodswhether shaping timber by hand or reading a forest well enough to thrive in it.

from A plain English compound, old as the language itself: 'wood' (Old English 'wudu,' a tree or forest) bolted to 'craft' (Old English 'cræft,' meaning strength, skill, or cunning). Note that 'craft' once carried muscle and wits bothso 'woodcraft' has always meant more than carving; it meant knowing the woods well enough to outsmart them. The two senses, the joiner's and the woodsman's, have run side by side for centuries.

older than metalWood tools predate the entire Bronze Age
reads weatherTree rings record droughts, fires, and ancient eruptions
stronger than steelWood beats steel pound-for-pound in strength
bends, won't breakGreen wood was steamed into boats and bows
self-healing onceLiving trees seal wounds with fresh growth rings
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