Less common craftsmen

Fantasy notes

Note many of these jobs (clock maker) do not exist in the general population. Clock makers would be water clock makers for example, and are generally only gnomes or elves and within those lands only. 

    A block maker does not exist at all, at least not in WOG setting until the 10 century CY generally, thought again, certain sages and outrunners


Historical Notes

Common Craftsmen - sorted by frequency

• 366 - shoemaker - one who makes and repairs shoes
• 214 - furrier - one who makes and repairs goods made of furs - esp. clothes
• 197 - tailor - one who makes and repairs clothing
• 131 - jeweler - maker of jewelry
• 106 - pastrycook - baker specializing in pastries
• 104 - mason - bricklayer
• 95 - carpenter - one who constructs things from wood
• 86 - weaver - weaver of cloth
• 71 - chandler - one who makes candles, also grocer. Often associated with ships (see shipchandler)
• 70 - cooper - one who makes and repairs barrels and tubs
• 62 - baker - one who makes bread and other baked goods
• 58 - scabbard maker - maker of scabbards
• 54 - hatmaker - maker of hats
• 51 - saddler - maker of saddles
• 51 - chicken butcher - butcher of chickens
• 45 - purse maker - maker of purses
• 42 - meat butcher - butcher of all sorts of meats, esp beef
• 36 - buckle maker - maker of buckles
• 34 - blacksmith - one who works with iron to form metal implements: esp farm tools.
• 28 - roofer - one who makes and repairs roofs
• 27 - locksmith - one who makes and repairs locks
• 26 - ropemaker - maker of rope
• 24 - tanner - preparer of leather
• 24 - rugmaker - maker of rugs
• 24 - harness maker - maker of harnesses
• 23 - bleacher
• 22 - cutler - one who makes and repairs cutlery
• 21 - glover - a glovemaker

Less common craftsmen - sorted alphabetically

• accoutrement maker - makes military accessories
• alabasterer - worker in alabaster
• architect - a designer of buildings and other constructions
• arkwright - a maker of "arks" -- wooden chests or coffers
• armorer
• balancemaker
• basketmaker
• beekeeper - also known as apiarist
• beerbrewer
• bellfounder
• bellmaker - these are the little bells that go on sleighs and clothing, as opposed to the large civic bells cast by the bellfounder
• besom maker - one who makes brooms (known as besoms in the middle ages: 'broom' was the name of the plant use to make them)
• billier - axe-maker
• blockcutter - for block printing
• bodger - itinerant wood turners (read more)
• bonecarver
• bookbinder
• bookprinter
• bottelier - maker of leather bottles
• bowyer - maker of bows
• brazier - makes brassware
• brewer
• bricker - brick baker, not mason
• bricker - brick-maker
• bricklayer
• broderer - embroiderer
• bronzefounder
• broom-dasher - maker of brooms
• brushbinder
• builder
• buttonmaker
• cabinetmaker
• campaner - maker of large bells (church-bells, for example)
• canvasser - canvas-maker
• carder - one who cards wool (combs out wool in preparation for spinning it)
• cardmaker
• cartwright
• chainmaker
• charcoalburner
• cheesemaker
• clockmaker
• clothier
• cobbler - shoe maker
• coiner
• combmaker
• compasssmith
• confectioner
• coppersmith, redsmith - a worker in copper and brass
• cordwainer - worker in fine leather
• corsetier - maker of corsets and other undergarments
• currier - one who cures leather
• delver - ditchdigger
• diamantaire - diamond-cutter (actually, diamond-cutting wasn't discovered until after the Middle Ages, but once it was diamantaires usually had their own guilds)
• disher - a potter who makes dishes
• draper - Originally, drapers were clothiers, though today the British use the word for a dry goods merchant.
• drycooper
• drywaller
• dyer - one who dyes cloth
• embroiderer - one who decorates fabric with stitched designs
• engraver - for printing, not to decorate items
• fabricshearer - trims the nap and makes pleats for customers
• feltmaker
• fewtrer - felt-maker
• fletcher - maker of arrows
• founder - foundryman
• fuller - cloth worker who shrinks, beats, presses cloth
• fuller - someone who cleans and thickens cloth by beating it
• furniture maker
• gemcutter
• gilder - one who gilds (applies gold leaf to something)
• girdler - leather worker who made girdles and belts, chiefly for the Army
• girdler - belt-maker
• glassblower - one who makes glass objects by blowing
• glazier - maker of stained glass
• goldbeater - one who makes gold foil
• goldsmith - a worker in precious metals. In the Middle Ages, all people who worked in precious metals were called goldsmiths; the term silversmith is a much later word.
• gravedigger
• grinder - knife sharpener
• gunsmith
• gunstocker
• hacker - hoe-maker
• hatter - one who makes and repairs hats
• horner - craftsman who works in horn -- spoons, combs, musical instruments
• ivorist - an ivory-carver
• joiner - skilled carpenter
• knacker - harness-maker
• knapper - a worker in flint
• knifesmith
• lacemaker
• lampwright - maker of lamps and lanterns
• lancier - a maker of lances
• lanternmaker
• lapidary - worker with precious stones -- usu. other than diamonds
• latoner - worker in brass and latten (a brass-like alloy)
• leadworker
• lensgrinder
• limner - someone who illuminates manuscripts
• linen-armorer - one who makes cloth armor [same as a merchant taylor]
• linener - a shirt maker [also, a linen-draper]
• linenspinner
• lorimer - maker of horse gear
• lutemaker
• luthier - a maker of stringed instruments (lutes, guitars, etc.)
• mailer - enameller -- not a maker of armor
• mailmaker
• malemaker - a maker of leather trunks
• mapmaker - also known as cartographer
• marler - one who digs 'marl', a type of soil used as fertilizer.
• marleywoman - a maker of marli, a type of fabric (gauze used for embroidery). Note that embroidery on this material is also known as marli.
• master builder - chief architect
• merchant taylor - tailors and "linen armourers"; they made the padded tunics soldiers would wear under metal armor
• milliner - maker of womens' hats and clothing
• miner
• miniaturist - painter of miniatures (small paintings usually found on icons or in books)
• minter, mintmaster, moneyer - one who mints coins
• mirrorer - one who makes mirrors?
• nailmaker
• nedeller - maker of needles
• netmaker
• oilmaker
• papermaker
• parchmenter
• parchmenter - a parchment-maker
• pasteler - a pastry-maker
• pattenmaker
• perukier - a wig-maker [I don't know if the word was used in the Middle Ages; the oldest use of the word peruke I can find is 1548]
• pewterer
• physician
• pinmaker
• plasterer
• plattner - beat out sheets of metal
• plumber - worker in lead
• pointer - lace-maker
• poleturner - maker of polearms (spears, pikes, halberds, etc.)
• pot mender
• potter
• printer
• purser - a purse-maker
• quarryman
• quilter - a quilt-maker
• rectifier - one who distilled alcohol
• reedmaker - a maker of flutes and other wind instruments
• roper - maker of ropes, nets
• rugweaver - one who makes rugs
• sailmaker
• saltboiler - makes salt by boiling water
• salter - makes or deals in salt
• sawyer - saws timbers to boards
• scythesmith
• seamstress
• shingler - wooden roof tiler
• shipwright - a ship builder
• siever - a maker of sieves (a picture)
• silkmaid, silkwoman - a woman who makes items out of silk.
• silk-dresser, silk-maker, silk-mercer, silk-dyer, silk-carder - various individuals making silk articles.
• silversmith
• smelter - refines raw ore into pure metals
• smith - blacksmith
• spectaclesmaker
• spooner - a spoon-maker
• spurrer - maker of spurs
• stonecarver
• stonecutter
• swordsmith
• tallowchandler
• tapestrymaker
• tapicer - tapestry maker
• tasseler - one who makes tassels
• thacker, thatcher - one who covers roofs with thatch
• thonger - maker of leather straps or laces
• threadmaker
• tile-burner - one who forms clay into tiles and bricks
• tiler, tile-theeker, tyler - one who roofs with tile
• tile maker - tile-maker
• tinker
• tinsmith
• treen maker - one who makes various small wood items
• turner - lathe worker (makes turned wooden objects, like chair legs)
• typefounder
• upholder - an upholsterer
• vaginarius - scabbard-maker (pl. vaginarii)
• vintner - a winemaker
• waxchandler
• webber - weaver
• wheeler - maker of spinning wheels
• wheelwright - a maker of wheels
• wiredrawer - maker of gold and silver wire
• woodcarver
• woodcutter
• woodturner

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