How do they match: Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

  • Stock Cutter
  • Stock Grader
  • Stock Patch Sawyer

  • Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
  • Measure and mark stock for cuts.
  • Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.
  • Position and clamp stock on tables, conveyors, or carriages, using hoists, guides, stops, dogs, wedges, or wrenches.
  • Pull tables back against stops and depress pedals to advance cutterheads that shape stock ends.
  • Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.