toolmaker
Creates implements professionally
A toolmaker is a skilled craftsman who makes and repairs precision tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures used in manufacturing.
The trade requires expertise in metalworking, measurement, and machine operation.
More broadly, toolmaker describes any creature that fashions implements: Early humans were toolmakers long before they developed language.
Rotating shaping machine
Spirited folk dance
Stored collection of data
- hammerTool for striking nails
- chiselEdged carving implement
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- punchStrike with fist
scribe · divider · square · protractor · hacksaw · tap · die · reamer
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- metalworkerOne who shapes metal
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
coppersmith · bladesmith · knifemaker · farrier · armorer · gunsmith · locksmith · clockmaker
Millionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- accuracyDegree of correctness
specification · blueprint · metrology · inspection · alignment · parallelism · flatness · runout
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
jig
Spirited folk dance
punch · gauge · template · prototype · tap · insert · broach
file
Stored collection of data
punch · scribe · divider · square · protractor · hacksaw · tap · die · reamer · burnisher
blacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- metalworkerOne who shapes metal
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
goldsmith · coppersmith · bladesmith · knifemaker · farrier · armorer · gunsmith · locksmith · clockmaker · diemaker
micrometer
Millionth of a meter
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- measurementDetermining size or amount
accuracy · specification · blueprint · metrology · inspection · alignment · parallelism · flatness · runout · finish
forging
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
shaping · filing · fitting · honing · sharpening · annealing · quenching · brazing · riveting · layout
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- apprenticeshipapprentice, trainee, intern, novice, mentee
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- producersproducer, manufacturer, fabricator, factory, production company
- professionsdoctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse
toolmakerunskilled laborer
Worker without specialized training
manual laborer · day laborer · apprentice · novice · helper
toolmakerscrapper
Pugnacious combatant
demolisher · destroyer · wrecker · saboteur · dismantler