Where/What is the "woodwork"?

[HopJokey]

Just wondering from the phrase "...coming out of the woodwork" where/what is this "woodwork" place.

 

[spidey07]

The woodwork is the frame of a house or building.

 

[geno]

In other words, from all angles / areas

 

[LtPage1]

It's your mom.

 

[mb]

Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, etc

 

[MrPickins]

The woodwork is the frame of a house or building.

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Edit: Maybe not
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[DrPizza]

The woodwork is the base molding, wood molding around doors, all the wood around staircases, etc., from a time when houses used to have a lot more of that stuff. The idiom does not refer to the wood used for framing of the house.

 

[meltdown75]

your mom is the correct answer. "your face" is also acceptable.

 

[HopJokey]

your mom is the correct answer. "your face" is also acceptable.

Haha, thanks everyone!