How do they match: Patternmakers, Wood

  • Production Patternmaker

  • Construct wooden models, templates, full scale mock-ups, jigs, or molds for shaping parts of products.
  • Finish completed products or models with shellac, lacquer, wax, or paint.
  • Lay out patterns on wood stock and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products, based on blueprint specifications and sketches, and using marking and measuring devices.

  • Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
  • Assemble wood products.
  • Build production molds.
  • Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
  • Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Select production input materials.