Woodworker

1. General characteristics of the profession

Performs wood processing (sawing, planes, drills, etc.) on woodworking machines of various types: planers, planers, drilling, grinding, etc.

2. Requirements for the individual characteristics of a specialist

Physical strength, normal visual and hearing acuity, accurate color discrimination, subtle tactile and kinesthetic sensitivity, accurate linear and three-dimensional eye, accurate visual-motor coordination (at the level of movements of both hands), good spatial imagination and visual figurative thinking.

3. Medical contraindications

The work is not recommended for people suffering from diseases: cardiovascular system (heart defects, heart failure, etc.); digestive organs (peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, etc.); musculoskeletal system (chronic rheumatism, chest deformities, etc.); nervous system (fainting, meningitis, etc.); organs of vision (reduced visual acuity and color discrimination, violation of binocularity, etc.); organs of hearing (reduced hearing acuity); skin localized on the hands (eczema, etc.).

4. Requirements for training

Must know: geometry, physics, drawing; the device, the rules of setting up the machines and checking them for accuracy, the device and the rules for using measuring instruments, the technology of heat treatment, sharpening, and instrument finishing; principles for calibrating part profiles, classes of accuracy and purity of processing. He should be able to: “read” the drawings; calculate the processing modes of parts from various materials using reference materials; make adjustment and sub-adjustment of machines; perform processing of parts from different materials on different machines; verify the dimensions of the parts using measuring tools.

5. Related professions

Sharpener, drill maker, toolmaker, toolmaker, planer, turner, wagon, miller, grinder, machine tool woodworking machines.