handmakeEtymologyFrom hand + make, a back-formation from handmade.handmake means to make by hand; to manufacture manually. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.verbTo make by hand; to manufacture manually.“The two are handmaking mirrors, sculptures and furnishings from salvaged materials (or “plundered trash,” as Mr. Welsh calls it), driftwood and Mr. Salaiz’s ceramics pieces.”