description
Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
1 to 12 months on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Verify dimensions and contours of models during hand-forming processes, using templates and measuring devices.
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Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
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Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and planers to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications.
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Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners.
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Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.
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Select wooden stock, determine layouts, and mark layouts of parts on stock, using precision equipment such as scribers, squares, and protractors.
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Construct wooden models, patterns, templates, full scale mock-ups, and molds for parts of products and production tools.
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Mark identifying information on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods and details.
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Plan, lay out, and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products.
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Fabricate work aids such as scrapers or templates.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Automatic lathe or chucking machine
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Milling machines
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Power routers
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Power sanders
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Power saws
Technology:
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Computer aided design CAD software
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Electronic mail software
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Presentation software
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Spreadsheet software
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Word processing software
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