master workman

It is perfectly comprehending the action of the lever escapement and then being able to remedy defects, that constitute the master workman.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

The workman was then admitted as a master workman and became a full member of the guild.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

The manufacturer was not a capitalist, but simply a master workman.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers

The man whom I am working for is name Myers; but I expect to go to work for another man by name of Tinsly, who is a master workman in this city.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

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 F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller