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Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Design or build quality crafts from Pennsylvania lumber
the nitty gritty
Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.
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- Possible duties
- Skills & education
- Related resources
- Get started
Possible Duties
- Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture.
- Verify dimensions or check the quality or fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications.
- Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.
- Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
- Reinforce joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing.
- Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps.
- Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired or plan the methods or operations for shaping or assembling parts, based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral or written instructions.
- Cut timber to the right size and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
- Match materials for color, grain, or texture, giving attention to knots or other features of the wood.
- Trim, sand, or scrape surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing.
- Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines.
- Program computers to operate machinery.
- Estimate the amounts, types, or costs of needed materials.
- Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper or steel wool.
- Install hardware, such as hinges, handles, catches, or drawer pulls, using hand tools.
- Discuss projects with customers, and draw up detailed specifications.
- Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, or other pieces.
- Apply Masonite, formica, or vinyl surfacing materials.
- Design furniture, using computer-aided drawing programs.
- Dip, brush, or spray assembled articles with protective or decorative finishes, such as stain, varnish, paint, or lacquer.
Skills and education
- Operation Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Selection
- Operation and Control
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Analysis
- Repairing
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Design
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- Production and Processing
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