verb / noun
handcraft
HAND-kraft/hˈændkrˌæft/
Skillful creation of objects by hand.
The maker handcrafts a reed basket, threading each strip through the weave.
Etymology
Craft developed from physical strength to skill through the idea of mental power. Combined with hand, it named manual skill—the ability exercised when someone handcrafts an object.
In context
… if you're a software company and you want to roll out a thousand pieces of software, you don't really want to handcraft each one …
More examples
- The museum offers classes in traditional handcraft.
- She handcrafted a leather wallet for her brother.
- Handcrafting each chair takes patience and skill.
Forms
handcraft · handcrafts · handcrafted · handcrafting
Similar words
- handicraft
- Usually names a manual craft or the objects it produces.
- craft
- Covers skilled making generally, not necessarily done entirely by hand.