Anyway," Nikitas continued, "the carvings betray the hand of a highly experienced craftsman.
Today the Stirling Villa is a venue for trainings and conferences while the craft centre next door hosts workshops where traditional and almost forgotten crafts can be learnt from experienced craftsmen.
We worked in teams of "a man and a boy," an experienced craftsman and an apprentice.
There hasn't yet been time enough to develop experienced craftsmen in this field who combine technical competence with the requisite artistic judgment.
Then a skilled, experienced craftsman needs to redress and polish the surface, which is called "doing the jivari".
Although modern, the pieces were superbly executed by an experienced craftsman and the minister entered the little hut with the thought of acquiring a small.
Ever since World War II, restoration in and near St. Petersburg has depended on devoted and experienced craftsmen who know the city inside out.
The war also cost the company many of its experienced craftsmen.
Leather crafts traditional to Walsall are demonstrated within the museum's workshops by a team of experienced skilled craftsmen and women.
As experienced craftsmen were required, this meant that their average age skewed much higher than regular units.