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Model Makers, Wood

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

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

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Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood

Production Occupations

Woodworkers

Verify dimensions and contours of models during hand-forming processes, using templates and measuring devices.

Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.

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.

Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners.

Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.

Select wooden stock, determine layouts, and mark layouts of parts on stock, using precision equipment such as scribers, squares, and protractors.

Construct wooden models, patterns, templates, full scale mock-ups, and molds for parts of products and production tools.

Mark identifying information on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods and details.

Plan, lay out, and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products.

Fabricate work aids such as scrapers or templates.

Build jigs that can be used as guides for assembling oversized or special types of box shooks.

Issue patterns to designated machine operators.

Finish patterns or models with protective or decorative coatings such as shellac, lacquer, or wax.

Adjustable hand reamers

Bandsaws

Belt sanders

Bench circular saws

Benchtop disk sanders

Benchtop drill presses

Carving knives

Cleaning brushes

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Model Makers, Wood

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