noun

handiwork

HAN-dee-wurk/ˈhændiwɜːrk/

Work or something made by a person, especially by hand.

She proudly displays her handiwork on the living room shelf.

A maker proudly presents a small finished hand-carved wooden bird while the simple carving tools and a few shavings lie nearby, product visibly their own creation.

Etymology

handOld Englishhand

+iOld Englishcollective prefix

+workOld Englishwork, something made

Hand joined a collective form of work to mean “work of the hand” or “creation.” The word points to the result of someone's labor, whether something made or something done.

In context

Computer Science E-171:59

… so I wish I could say this was our handiwork but these are actually images developed by last year's student body …

Lecture 7: Multimedia - CSCI E-1 2006 - Harvard Extension School

More examples

We admire the delicate handiwork on the quilt.
This wooden bowl is my grandfather's handiwork.
The crooked fence is my handiwork.

Similar words

handwork: Emphasizes work done by hand rather than by machine.
craftsmanship: Emphasizes skill and care rather than the thing produced.