The term "wright" is the older word, and implies a worker in materials (not neccessarily wood, though this predominates, even with Woodwrights who were the men who cut wood in the forests), such as shipwright, millwright, wheelwright. There was even the terms Glasswright and Landwright. Workers in metals usually are desgnated -smith, e.g. tinsmith, blacksmith, whitesmith, silversmith, goldsmith; and stoneworkers are usually masons, quarriers, causewaymakers, sett makers/cutters. Gradually all the old terms have been phased out, with all woodworkers nowadays being either(or both) joiners and carpenters. A late friend of mine trained as a millwright, and ended up building houses, doing all the trades (including plumbing, electrical, etc.) by himself and his apprentice. Gordon.