Patternmaker constructing wooden patterns for sand molds by reading blueprints, assembling wood parts, and operating woodworking machines to ensure precise dimensions and shapes for castings
Experience
Wood Patternmaker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups
Trimmed, smoothed, and shaped surfaces, and planed, shaved, filed, scraped, and sanded models to attain specified shapes using hand tools
Divided patterns into sections according to shapes of castings to facilitate removal of patterns from molds
Verified dimensions of completed patterns using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors
Set up, operated, and adjusted a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and lathes to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns
Finished completed products or models with shellac, lacquer, wax, or paint
Marked identifying information such as colors or codes on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods
Skills
Core Skills
Studying blueprints or instructions, Maintaining products, Applying decorative finishes
Checking & Planning
Marking equipment with labels, Measuring product dimensions, Calculating equipment, Estimating materials, Selecting production materials, Designing templates and patterns, Planning production procedures