Agree with MH. However, there are degrees in both cases. If a customer had one part modified on an otherwise standard model is it now custom made? Likewise, do all the parts have to be made by hand with hand tools to qualify as hand made?


"Hand made" and "custom made" are often confused with and substituted for a more knowledgable assesment of an item's actual quality - much like brand name is. "Mortimer Snerd hand made only custom made guns. So, when I see his name on a gun I know a high price is justified." As opposed to, "What is the quality grade of this gun made by Mortimer Snerd?"