Der er ofte tale om aktiviteter, hvor håndværkeren har bevaret et nært forhold til sine arbejdsredskaber, hvilket ikke altid er tilfældet i den type virksomheder, som de i betænkningerne sidestilles med.
They may be - and in many cases are - activities of resistance in which craftsmen continue to be very closely linked to their tools and means of work, and this is not always compatible with a business activity such as it is presented in these reports.