woodcarver
Woodcarvers manually shape wood into the desired shape using equipment like knives, gouges and chisels. Woodcarvers produce wooden products to serve as decoration, to be integrated into a composite product, as utensils or as toys.
Also called: artisan, heritage wood carver, craft wood carver, traditional woodcarver, artisan woodworker, heritage woodcarver, artisan wood worker, artisanal woodcarver
- 17
- essential skills
- 27
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- woodturner7 skills in common
- basketmaker6 skills in common
- cabinet maker6 skills in common
- carpenter6 skills in common
- cooper6 skills in common
- manufactured wooden building assembler6 skills in common
- band saw operator5 skills in common
- guitar maker5 skills in common
Essential skills
17- apply wood finishes
- carve materials
- check quality of raw materials
- clean wood surface
- join wood elements
- maintain edged hand tools
- manipulate wood
- operate wood sawing equipment
- recognise signs of wood rot
- sand wood
- tend lathe
- turn wood
- types of wood
- use wood carving knives
- wood cuts
- woodworking processes
- woodworking tools
Optional skills
27- advise customers on wood products
- answer requests for quotation
- apply restoration techniques
- clean engraved areas
- decorate furniture
- design objects to be crafted
- dry wood
- dye wood
- engrave patterns
- estimate restoration costs
- evaluate restoration procedures
- keep personal administration
- maintain equipment
- manage supplies
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- operate engraving equipment
- operate manual planer
- prepare workpieces for engraving
- prepare workpieces for etching
- sell furniture
- sell household goods
- stain wood
- store products
- technical drawings
- treat wood
- types of arrows
- use painting equipment
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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