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Shoemakers are a type of craftsman

Craft or handicraft is about making things with one's own hands and skills. The different types of crafts can be put in groups according to the material being used. In the Middle Ages the most common materials were metal, wood or clay.

A craftsman is a person who has the knowledge and skills of a craft. When they have a lot of experience they may be called a master craftsman. If they are young people learning a craft they are called an apprentice.

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  • NSRW Japanese potter at his wheel

    Japanese potter at his wheel (1914)

  • Traditional Bagh hand block print master craftsman-artisan-artist Mohammed Bilal Khatri, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Bagh Print Traditional hand block print craft in India

  • India StreetCraft

    Street handicraft: here a skilled metalsmith in Agra, India sits between scooters in a commercial area making careful observations in the practice of his trade

  • Artesanía de las calles de Puebla.

    Mexican craft.

  • MorganWoodworking

    Woodworking being done in a workshop

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