To expand on @RyanM 's answer, usually traditional woodworking is that done w/ hand-tools and techniques which have a long history of use.
A great resource on this is:
- Choosing and Using Hand Tools by Andy Rae: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2340743.Choosing_Using_Hand_Tools
and of course there is always Roy Underhill:
Usually power tools (beyond resawing and prepping stock) would not be considered traditional, even old joints such as the Knapp (pin and cove/scallop):
That said, I wouldn’t consider a machine cut dovetail traditional either:
That said, we’ve worked out how to do some very old joinery techniques: