Craftsman may refer to:
A profession
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Artisan, a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative
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Master craftsman
Historically, a master craftsman or master tradesman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. The title survives as the highest professional qualification in craft industries.
In the European guild system, only mas ...
, an artisan who has achieved such a standard that he may establish his own workshop and take on apprentices
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Tradesman, a worker specialising in an occupation that requires work experience, on-the-job training or vocational education, but not a degree and is not necessarily restricted to manual work
*Craftsman, a military rank within the
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is a corps of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's Professional Engineers".
History
Prior to REME's for ...
, equivalent to a private
Arts, media, and entertainment
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American Craftsman
American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. Its ...
, an American domestic architectural and interior design style inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement
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''Craftsman'' (album), a 1995 album by Guy Clark
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''The Craftsman'' (book), a 2008 book by Richard Sennett
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''The Craftsman'' (newspaper), an 18th-century British newspaper
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''The Craftsman'' (magazine), a 20th-century American magazine of furniture and architectural style begun by Gustav Stickley
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Craftsman Magazine'', a magazine published in the UK from 1983 to 2007
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''The Craftsman'' (TV), a documentary about Blue Ox Millworks on the Magnolia Network / Discovery Plus Channel
Brands and companies
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Craftsman (tools), a brand of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear formerly controlled by Sears Holdings, now owned by Black and Decker, Inc.
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Craftsman Book Company, publisher of technical references for construction professionals
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Craftsman furniture, the Arts and Crafts Movement style furniture of Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops
See also
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Craft, the profession of a craftsman
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Craft production, the manufacturing process
*Craftsman Truck Series, the sponsor name of the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
from 1996 through 2008
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Demiurge, or rational craftsman, a philosophical concept for an artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of the physical universe
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Handicraft, the product of a craftsman
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Craftsmanship, the degree of quality exhibited by a handicraft (or a measure of how well-made or intricate the handicraft is)
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