(I) These days, hand-crafted objects are both expensive and hard to come by. (II) In earlier days a handicraftsman, the typical labourer, received a certain satisfaction from the work he did. (III) His affords were mostly to his own immediate advantage. (IV) He saw the fruits of his work in the complete object he produced. (V) And, furthermore, the making of this object often entailed calls upon his adaptability or inventiveness to overcome the difficulties which arose.