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Summary Description


	Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Antique Finisher

2.	Antique Refinisher

3.	Antiquer

4.	Cabinet Finisher

5.	Caner

6.	Chair Finisher

7.	Finish Patcher

8.	Finish Repair Worker

9.	Finisher

10.	Frame Repairer

11.	Furniture Finisher

12.	Furniture Finisher Apprentice

13.	Furniture Finishing Technician

14.	Furniture Polisher

15.	Furniture Refinisher

16.	Furniture Repair Technician

17.	Furniture Repairer

18.	Furniture Restorer

19.	Furniture Sander

20.	Furniture Technician

21.	Grainer

22.	Hand Sander

23.	Hardwood Finisher

24.	Lacquer Sprayer

25.	Machine Grainer

26.	Patch Man

27.	Piano Refinisher

28.	Recoater

29.	Refinisher

30.	Repair Technician

31.	Sander

32.	Sealer Sander

33.	Shade Sprayer Operator

34.	Sprayer

35.	Stain Sprayer

36.	Stain Wiper

37.	Television Cabinet Finisher

38.	Utility Spray Operator

39.	Varnish Finisher

40.	Wood Cabinet Finisher

41.	Wood Coater

42.	Wood Filler

43.	Wood Finisher

44.	Wood Grainer

45.	Wood Polisher

46.	Wooden Furniture Polisher

Job Tasks

	Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades. Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.

	Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers. Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.

	Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders. Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces. Operate grinding equipment.

	Examine furniture to determine the extent of damage or deterioration, and to decide on the best method for repair or restoration.

	Paint metal surfaces electrostatically, or by using a spray gun or other painting equipment. Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products. Operate painting or coating equipment.

	Recommend woods, colors, finishes, and furniture styles, using knowledge of wood products, fashions, and styles. Advise others on ways to improve processes or products.

	Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type. Select production input materials.

	Remove old finishes and damaged or deteriorated parts, using hand tools, stripping tools, sandpaper, steel wool, abrasives, solvents, or dip baths. Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces.

	Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws. Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces. Repair furniture or upholstery.

	Follow blueprints to produce specific designs. Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.

	Distress surfaces with woodworking tools or abrasives before staining to create an antique appearance, or rub surfaces to bring out highlights and shadings. Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces.

	Disassemble items to prepare them for finishing, using hand tools.

	Wash surfaces to prepare them for finish application. Clean workpieces or finished products.

	Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances. Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.

	Treat warped or stained surfaces to restore original contours and colors. Repair furniture or upholstery.

	Confer with customers to determine furniture colors or finishes. Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.

	Replace or refurbish upholstery of items, using tacks, adhesives, softeners, solvents, stains, or polish. Repair furniture or upholstery.

	Remove excess solvent, using cloths soaked in paint thinner. Clean workpieces or finished products.

	Stencil, gild, emboss, mark, or paint designs or borders to reproduce the original appearance of restored pieces, or to decorate new pieces. Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.

	Design, create, and decorate entire pieces or specific parts of furniture, such as draws for cabinets.

	Brush bleaching agents on wood surfaces to restore natural color. Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.

	Spread graining ink over metal portions of furniture to simulate wood-grain finish. Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Woodworkers
	Woodworkers manufacture a variety of products such as cabinets and furniture, using wood, veneers, and laminates. They often combine and incorporate different materials into wood.

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Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Woodworkers
	Although working conditions vary from plant to plant, some woodworkers may encounter machinery noise and wood dust. Others work in modern plants with good lighting, active dust control, and sound deadening enclosures. Woodworkers have a higher rate of injuries and illnesses than the national average.

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