How do they match: Model Makers, Wood

  • Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.

  • Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners.
  • Select wooden stock, determine layouts, and mark layouts of parts on stock, using precision equipment such as scribers, squares, and protractors.
  • Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.
  • Verify dimensions and contours of models during hand-forming processes, using templates and measuring devices.