Plural of hafter; people who make or attach hafts (handles) to tools or weapons.
From 'haft' (handle of an ax or knife) + '-er' (one who does). The word 'haft' comes from Old English 'hæft,' related to Germanic roots meaning 'to grasp' or 'to hold.'
Medieval craftspeople called hafters were crucial to tool-making—without them securing axe heads and blade tips to handles, society's entire agricultural and military infrastructure would have collapsed.
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