artisan tools

Skilled worker's equipment

Artisan tools are implements used by skilled craftspeople—woodworkers, leatherworkers, blacksmiths, potters.

The phrase emphasizes handcraft over industrial production: a collection of artisan tools passed down through generations.

It may describe traditional hand tools or, in marketing, any tool associated with quality craftsmanship: artisan tools for the home baker.

Related

chisel · hammer · cutting edge · lathe · woodworking · wood shavings · forge · anvil · workshop · work bench · leather · pottery · wheel · carve · plane · awl · mallet · gouge

Opposites
production scale and automation

artisan toolsfactory machinery

Machines in manufacturing facilities

industrial equipment · CNC machines · heavy machinery · industrial robots · power tools

skill and craft tradition

artisan toolsautomated systems

Technology operating without human intervention

3D printers · laser cutters

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G