master workman

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"I have decided, therefore, to possess myself of tools and materials, in order that I may make myself a master workman, and do my part in the great nation-building enterprises of the time and country."

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary

Then I was by him, as a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.”

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

The little man raised his hands, and as he did so, both young men noticed how prehensile and delicate they were—the hands of a master workman.

From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

"Don't want him," said the master workman, "he has got a bad mark."

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

No, a hectoring, hard-mouthed, long-sworded Italian builder, as vain as a peacock and as strong as a bull, but, mark you, a master workman.

From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard