The wooden carvings were meticulously made by skilled local craftsmen.

craftsmen 是名词 craftsman 的复数形式。craft 表示"手艺、工艺"，man 表示"人"，craftsman 指"手艺人、工匠"，特指掌握特定手工技艺的工人。craftsmen 强调这些工匠具备高超的手工技艺。