wood caulker
Wood caulkers drive oakum into the seams between planking in deck or hull of wooden ships to make them watertight. They mainly use hand tools to heat marine glue and force it into the seams. They can also hammer hemp ropes and cotton lines into the seams and smear hot pitch over them.
Also called: wooden boat caulker, wooden hull caulker, wooden ship caulker
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- optional skills
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- fiberglass laminator4 skills in common
- boat rigger3 skills in common
- marine mechanic3 skills in common
- shipwright3 skills in common
- vessel engine assembler3 skills in common
- cotton gin operator2 skills in common
- precision instrument assembler2 skills in common
- vessel assembly supervisor2 skills in common
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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