Woodcarver jobs in Finland
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.
Woodcarver - Which skills are essential?
Steps in the processing of wood for the manufacturing of wooden articles and types of machines used for these processes such as drying, shaping, assembling and surface finishing.
Identify and repair defects in a hand tool handle or shaft. Ensure the tool is in safe working condition. Identify defective and dull cutting edges in tools and use appropriate equipment to sharpen them. Store tools correctly to maintain condition and usage safety.
Turn wood in chiefly two methods, spindle and faceplate turning. The key difference between these two is the orientation of the wood grain relative to the axis of the lathe.
Bind wooden materials together using a variety of techniques and materials. Determine the optimal technique to join the elements, like stapling, nail, gluing or screwing. Determine the correct work order and make the joint.
Manipulate the properties, shape and size of wood.
The various tools used to process wood, such as planers, chisels and lathes.
Use specialised and custom made knives, gouges, and chisels to carve out and cut objects from wooden or paper surfaces.
Carve an object out of a material such as wood, or give a specific shape to a material by carving it.
Use sanding machines or hand tools to remove paint or other substances from the surface of the wood, or to smoothen and finish the wood.
Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.
Use a variety of techniques on a wood surface to ensure it is free of dust, sawdust, grease, stains, and other contaminants.
Different ways of cutting wood, across the grain or parallel with it, and radial or tangential to the core. The behaviour of cuts of wood under different circumstances and the optimal cut for a given purpose. Influence of special attributes of the wood, like knots or defects.
Use a variety of techniques to finish wood. Paint, varnish and stain wood to improve its function, durability, or appearance.
Tend a lathe designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
Check whether a wood element shows signs of rot. Aurally inspect the wood by testing what sound it makes on impact. Check for visual signs of rot.
Operate various machinery and equipment to cut wood in different sizes and shapes.
Woodcarver - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Monitor and control the flow of supplies that includes the purchase, storage and movement of the required quality of raw materials, and also work-in-progress inventory. Manage supply chain activities and synchronise supply with demand of production and customer.
Engrave and print designs and patterns onto a variety of surfaces.
Select and apply appropriate restoration techniques in order to achieve the required restoration goals. This encompasses preventive measures, remedial measures, restoration processes and management processes.
Make up prices and documents for the products that customers may purchase.
Evaluate the outcome of conservation and restoration procedures. Evaluate the degree of risk, success of treatment or activity and communicate the results.
Operate a non-automatic or semi-automatic, manual planer for cutting workpiece surfaces, making them levelled.
Advise others on the applicability, suitability, and limitations of wood products and wood based materials.
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
Mix ingredients to create a stain and apply a layer to the furniture to give it a specific colour and finish.
Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.
Operate mechanical engraving tools and machines, set controls of cutting tools. Make adjustments if necessary.
Apply different chemicals to wood in order to increase its natural resistance and prevent deterioration.
Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.
Mix the powder dye with water and/or liquid dye and any other necessary ingredients to create the desired colour and apply it to the wood.
Sell household devices and goods such as microwaves, blenders and kitchen supplies in accordance to the client's personal preferences and needs.
Adjust machine settings to adapt drying processes, drying times, and special treatments to the requirements of the requested wood to be dried.
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
Prepare mechanical tools and work pieces for etching by polishing their surface and bevelling the work piece to remove sharp edges. Polishing is done using different sandpapers and sand films which are applied and vary from rough to very fine ones.
Prepare mechanical tools and workpieces for engraving by polishing their surface and bevelling the workpiece to remove sharp edges. Polishing is done using different sandpapers and sand films which are applied from rougher ones to very fine ones.
Use brushes, rollers, spray guns and other painting equipment in accordance with the work.
Polish and clean engraved etching areas.
Reach an agreement with the supplier upon technical, quantity, quality, price, conditions, storage, packaging, send-back and other requirements related to the purchasing and delivering process.
Sketch, draw or design sketches and drawings from memory, live models, manufactured products or reference materials in the process of crafting and sculpting.
Sell pieces of furniture in accordance to the client's personal preferences and needs.
Use techniques such as gilding, silver-plating, framing or engraving to add specific decorations in the material of the furniture.
Store products to ensure the quality and in accordance with standards and regulations. Ensure the stock facilities are kept according to hygiene standards, regulating temperature, heating and air conditioning of storage facilities.