Lathes used to process wood appeared earlier. At the end of the 15th century, Europe had simple woodworking saws driven by manpower, animal power, wind and water. In 1791, the British S. Bentham invented the planer, single-axis woodworking milling machine, router and woodworking drilling machine. In 1805, the British M.I. Buzenel invented the circular saw. In 1828, W. Woodworth of the United States invented the planer. In 1834, G. Peggy and J.A. Fay in the United States invented the grooving machine and the boring machine respectively. In 1880, a frame saw machine was invented. In 1900, a multi-band sawing machine was invented. Since then, with the development of electronic technology and computer technology, various automatic woodworking machine tools have appeared one after another.

According to the processing method and object, woodworking machine tools can be divided into woodworking saws, woodworking planers, woodworking lathes, woodworking milling machines, woodworking drills, boring machines, grooving machines, woodworking sanders, and auxiliary machines for dressing and sharpening woodworking knives. Wait. Woodworking machines generally consist of six main parts. 1 cutting device. Used to make the tool rotate at high speed. 2 feed device. Used to feed wood or tools such as rollers, conveyor chains and sports cars. 3 guiding and pressing device. It is used to guide the wood to feed or press the wood, such as guides, compactors, etc. 4 safety protection devices. Used to prevent the rebound of wood during cutting, such as fan-shaped plates, stoppers, protective covers, etc. 5 vacuuming device. Used to collect wood chips and dust generated during processing. 6 reduce the noise device.