Description
The various materials traditionally used to fill the seams of wooden boats in order to make them watertight such as, burlap, cotton and white lead.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 9 (Elementary occupations)
Essential for
- Wood caulkerWood 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…
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Last updated on February 18, 2026