handcraft
noun
handcrafting
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present participleof handcraft.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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One fan I spoke to, Carmelo Hernandez, dedicates hours to handcrafting ceramic dinosaur sculptures.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
The tiny team has been handcrafting some of the state’s most beautiful ceramic goods for the past 50 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Smooth-backed and yellow-billed, with cheerful red heads, they’re clustered in a row along a workbench, observing as the shop’s occupants take a break after a long morning of handcrafting wooden toys.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
The house’s new film, “Craft in Motion,” directed by Massimiliano Bomba, defines “quiet luxury” as the meticulous days of handcrafting behind each Cabat, Sardine and Intrecciato bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
So George took his time, carefully and meticulously handcrafting a single sculling shell from Norwegian pine and mahogany.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
