Before mass production with interchangeable parts, everything was that way. There’s an old spinning wheel that one of my cousins had that looks so similar to an early colonial one that belonged to an ancestor that it could have been made by the same person. But probably wasn’t. :^)
Hmmmm....you raised a possibilty....how about some kind of weaving device...seems at least reasonable....maybe something to do with rope on occasion...lets say for bridles...