cabinet maker
Cabinet makers build cabinets or other pieces of furniture by cutting, shaping and fitting pieces of wood. They use different kind of power and hand tools, such as lathes, planers and saws.
Also called: maker of kitchen cabinets, craftsman cabinet maker, maker of settees, maker of beds, hand crafted furniture builder, hand crafted furniture maker, maker of chairs, furniture constructor
- 20
- essential skills
- 23
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
20- apply a protective layer
- apply wood finishes
- clean wood surface
- construction products
- create furniture frames
- create smooth wood surface
- design objects to be crafted
- design original furniture
- furniture trends
- join wood elements
- operate drilling equipment
- operate wood sawing equipment
- repair furniture frames
- sand wood
- sanding techniques
- technical drawings
- tend boring machine
- types of wood
- wood products
- woodturning
Optional skills
23- apply colour coats
- CAD software
- carve materials
- clean furniture
- create mock-ups
- decorate furniture
- dye wood
- engrave patterns
- engraving technologies
- fix minor scratches
- furniture industry
- handle delivery of furniture goods
- manipulate glass
- manipulate metal
- organic building materials
- pass on trade techniques
- prepare furniture for application of paint
- repair furniture parts
- sell furniture
- sell household goods
- stain wood
- use CAD software
- use substitute materials
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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