How do they match: Model Makers, Wood

  • Ship and Boat Loft Worker
  • Wood Window and Door Craftsman

  • 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.
  • Construct wooden models, patterns, templates, full scale mock-ups, and molds for parts of products and production tools.
  • Issue patterns to designated machine operators.
  • Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
  • Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.

  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Record operational or production data.