👉 Hobbing is a woodworking technique used to shape wood by removing small sections of it with a tool called a horking or punch. This process involves using a hammer and a tool designed for shaping wood, such as a horking, to cut away from the center of a piece of wood. The term "hobbing" is derived from the sound of the action of the horking, which produces a distinctive hollow sound when it strikes the wood. Hobbing can be