Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

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.

Job Task

• Sets up and operates machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, and shapers, to cut and shape woodstock.
• Marks dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock, following blueprints, and matches lumber for color, grain, and texture.
• Studies blueprints, drawings, and written specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired and plans sequence of performing such operations.
• Installs hardware, such as hinges, catches, and drawer pulls, using hand tools.
• Dips, brushes, or sprays assembled articles with protective or decorative materials, such as stain, varnish, or lacquer.
• Sands and scrapes surfaces and joints of articles to prepare articles for finishing.
• Bores holes for insertion of screws or dowel by hand or using boring machine.
• Trims component parts of joints to ensure snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
• Glues, fits, and clamps parts and subassemblies together to form complete unit.
• Drives nails or other fasteners to joints of articles to prepare articles for finishing.

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