Craft (disambiguation)
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A craft
is an occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill.
Craft may also refer to:
Craft
A craft is a branch of a profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.-Development from the past until...
is an occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill.
Craft may also refer to:
Music
- Craft (band)Craft (band)Craft was a British rock band formed by William Gilmour after leaving The Enid, together with Grant McKay Gilmour and Martin Russell of Afro Celt Sound System....
, a British rock band from the 1980s–1990s - Craft (metal band)Craft (metal band)Craft is a Swedish black metal band, originally formed under the name "Nocta" in 1994. As Nocta they recorded an unreleased demo in 1997 and subsequently changed their name to "Craft"...
, a Swedish black metal band formed in 1994
People
- Ellen CraftEllen CraftEllen Craft and William Craft were slaves from Macon, Georgia in the United States who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. She posed as a white male planter and he as her personal servant...
(c. 1826 – c. 1891), slave from Macon, Georgia, whose escape was widely publicized - Chris Craft (racing driver), British motor racing driver
- Christine CraftChristine CraftChristine Craft is an attorney, radio talk show host and former television news anchor. She became known in the broadcast industry in the 1980s for her age and sexual discrimination lawsuit against a television station that had demoted her from news anchor to reporter.- Early life :Craft was born...
(born 1944), American radio talk show host and former television anchorperson - Jason CraftJason CraftJason Donell Andre Craft is a free agent American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State.-Early years:...
, American professional football cornerback - Juanita CraftJuanita CraftJuanita Craft was an American civil rights pioneer and member of the Dallas City Council in Texas....
(1902–1985), American civil rights pioneer - Kinuko Y. CraftKinuko Y. CraftKinuko Y. Craft is a Japanese-born American contemporary painter, illustrator and fantasy artist.-Biography:Craft came to the United States in 1964 where she continues to live and work today. Her art has included paintings for the book covers of many well known fantasy authors such as Patricia A....
(born 1940), American artist - Marcella CraftMarcella CraftMarcella Craft was an American operatic soprano who performed internationally in the late 19th century and early 20th century.-Personal life:...
(1874–1959), American soprano - Melanie CraftMelanie CraftMelanie Craft is an American novelist, who married Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in December 2003. She Larry Ellison in September 2010....
(born 1969), American romance novelist - Nikki CraftNikki CraftNikki Craft is an American political activist, radical feminist, artist and writer.-Activism:In 1975, she presented the Rockwell International Board of Directors with "...naked doll[s] splashed with blood-colored paint" to protest their B-1 bomber called "The Peacemaker".The same year, Craft...
(born 1949), American political activist - Robert CraftRobert CraftRobert Lawson Craft is an American conductor and writer. He is best known for his intimate working friendship with Igor Stravinsky, a relationship which resulted in a number of recordings and books.-Life:...
(born 1923), American conductor and writer on music - Russ CraftRuss CraftWilliam Russell Craft was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1943 NFL Draft...
(born 1919), American professional football defensive back - Shelley CraftShelley CraftShelley De Billinghurst Craft and known professionally as Shelley Craft is an Australian television personality....
(born 1976), Australian television personality - Tom CraftTom CraftTom Craft Craft is presently the head football coach at Riverside Community College in Riverside, CA, and was previously the head football coach at San Diego State University from 2001-2005 and at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA from 1983-2000...
(born 1953), American football coach
Transport
- CRAFT (aviation)CRAFT (aviation)In aviation, CRAFT is a mnemonic for the essential elements of a clearance under instrument flight rules .-Overview:CRAFT stands for:*Clearance limit, the end point of the clearance...
, a mnemonic for the basic elements of a clearance in aviation - Craft (vehicle)Craft (vehicle)The word craft since the 17th century has denoted a vehicle or vessel that is used for transportation on the sea, in the air or in space. But it can be applied to fictional vessels such as time craft, dimensional craft, and probability craft...
- AircraftAircraftAn aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
- HovercraftHovercraftA hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...
- SpacecraftSpacecraftA spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo....
- WatercraftWatercraftA watercraft is a vessel or craft designed to move across or through water. The name is derived from the term "craft" which was used to describe all types of water going vessels...
- Aircraft
See also
- Crafts (disambiguation)Crafts (disambiguation)-People:* Daniel Steven Crafts , American composer* Helle Crafts , American murder victim* James Crafts , American chemist* Jerry Crafts , American footballer* Lisa Crafts , American artist...
- The Craft (disambiguation)
- Kraft (disambiguation)
- Krafft (disambiguation)