How many people may be centrally involved in the production of a craft product? 

But numerous craft makers who do sell their products actually work with others to create the objects they make.  

One may therefore conceive of the SCALE or SCOPE of craft production along a rough spectrum of size and numbers:

A FEW KENTUCKY EXAMPLES:

• Solitary/Private non-commercial 

Such crafters (who may consider themselves as "hobbyists") are typically beneath the level of historical scrutiny and visibility, do not publicize their products, and are generally not included in this overview of Kentucky crafts

• • Thomas Adler (see above)

  • Lucian Parker - [hobbyist fiddle-maker] (Franklin Co.: Frankfort)

• Solitary/Private commercial: — this is likely the largest group of crafters/makers with links included in this Kentucky Crafts Encyclopedia portal

  • Jennifer Zurick [baskets]

  • Studio Lucina  [Tonya Vance, felted bowls]

• Small group with relatives/family: - married couples may work on a craft together, but also often work in completely different craft categories 

  • Hooligan's Forge [knives] - Drew Prosser, his wife Hannah, and associate bladesmith "Jerome"

  • Frank Neat Custom Banjos - Frank Neat and his son Ricky Neat do most of the banjo-building work, but also incorporate special parts
          (e.g., resonators, tone rings) made by others

• Small group with extended/multigenerational family and/or colleagues — sometimes termed "cottage industry": 

  • Campbellsville Handmade Cherry Furniture 

In the 1930's T.B. McMahan began making reproductions for an antique dealer who specialized in Kentucky made furniture. In 1944 T.B. opened his own shop in his basement and, a few years later, took McMahan Furniture to full production. T.B and his seven brothers worked the original. At some point in time every McMahan male has worked making furniture. Eugene and Patrick McMahan, son and grandson of one of the original brothers are continuing the family tradition. Their furniture is made in the same style, with the same materials and the same construction methods as in the old days. The McMahan family, Eugene & Linda, and Patrick & Leah take pride in producing quality reproductions of antiques and other fine furniture, as well as custom made pieces. 

• • Flame Run [glass art] - Brook F. White and team of glass artists

On a medium to large scale, crafting in molten glass requires access to a glass furnace. This is often shared by a group of affiliated craftsmen.

• Medium to large company with many workers:

  • Early Kentucky hemp production:  The ancillary crafts-manufacture of rope and cordage was typically performed by enslaved persons.  

  • Mayfield Consumer Products: a Graves County-based, family-owned industrial-scale manufacturer of candles 

  • Stoneware & Co. ("Louisville Stoneware") - Begun c. 1815 as a family craft operation, now a major producer of stoneware
          with more than 20 employees

At what point, if any, does the scale of production of crafted objects for sale become a "hobby," a "business" or even an "industry"?

See also: Hobby Crafting vs. Business Crafting