Turn wood

Description

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.

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 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Woodturner
    Woodturners use a lathe to remove superfluous material from wood. The lathe turns the workpiece around its axis, as shape tools are used to obtain the desired shape. Other…

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