Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Key skills

A typical day

• •Verify dimensions or check the quality or fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications.
• •Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture.
• •Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
• •Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.
• •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.

Fields of study

Any field