How do they match: Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

  • Cutter
  • Double End Tenon Operator
  • Router Operator
  • Wood Machinist
  • Woodworking Machinist

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines.
  • 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.
  • Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
  • Program computers to operate machinery.
  • Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.

  • Operate computers or computerized equipment.
  • Operate woodworking equipment.
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.