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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:

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:

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