Craftsman

Craftsman may refer to:

A profession

• Artisan, a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative
• Master craftsman, an artisan who has achieved such a standard that he may establish his own workshop and take on apprentices
• 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, equivalent to a private

Arts, media, and entertainment

• American Craftsman, an American domestic architectural and interior design style inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement
• Craftsman (album), a 1995 album by Guy Clark
• The Craftsman (book), a 2008 book by Richard Sennett
• The Craftsman (newspaper), an 18th-century British newspaper
• The Craftsman (magazine), a 20th-century American magazine of furniture and architectural style begun by Gustav Stickley
• Craftsman Magazine, a magazine published in the UK from 1983 to 2007
• The Craftsman (TV), a documentary about Blue Ox Millworks on the Magnolia Network / Discovery Plus Channel

Brands and companies

• 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.
• Craftsman Book Company, publisher of technical references for construction professionals
• Craftsman furniture, the Arts and Crafts Movement style furniture of Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops

Other

• The Craftsmen (from Scottish Gaelic Ceàrdannan of the same meaning), a name for the indigenous Highland Traveller population

See also

• Craft, the profession of a craftsman
• Craft production, the manufacturing process
• Craftsman Truck Series, the sponsor name of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from 1996 through 2008
• Demiurge, or rational craftsman, a philosophical concept for an artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of the physical universe
• Handicraft, the product of a craftsman
• Craftsmanship, the degree of quality exhibited by a handicraft (or a measure of how well-made or intricate the handicraft is)