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Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters
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Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters
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Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.
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Abilities
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| North Carolina | $24,840.00 |
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| South Carolina | $25,130.00 |
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Related Careers
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Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers| | Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material. |
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Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters| | Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products. |
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Skills
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Tasks
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| Produce and assemble components of articles such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, and high-grade furniture. |
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| Verify dimensions, and check the quality and fit of pieces in order to ensure adherence to specifications. |
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| Set up and operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, and shapers, to cut, mold, and shape woodstock and wood substitutes. |
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| Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product. |
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| Reinforce joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing. |
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| Attach parts and subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, and/or clamps. |
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| Program computers to operate machinery. |
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| Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired, and plan the methods and operations for shaping and assembling parts, based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral or written instructions. |
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| Cut timber to the right size and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools such as planes, chisels, or wood files. |
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| Match materials for color, grain, and texture, giving attention to knots and other features of the wood. |
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| Trim, sand, and scrape surfaces and joints to prepare articles for finishing. |
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| Estimate the amounts, types, and costs of needed materials. |
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| Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines. |
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| Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper and steel wool. |
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| Install hardware such as hinges, handles, catches, and drawer pulls, using hand tools. |
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| Discuss projects with customers, and draw up detailed specifications. |
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| Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, and other pieces. |
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| Apply masonite, formica, and vinyl surfacing materials. |
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| Design furniture, using computer-aided drawing programs. |
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| Dip, brush, or spray assembled articles with protective or decorative finishes such as stain, varnish, paint, or lacquer. |
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Tools
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| Adjustable wrenches |
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| Adjustable hand wrenches |
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| Augers |
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| Hand augers |
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| Awls |
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| Banders |
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| Edge banders |
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| Bandsaw wheel |
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| Bandsaws |
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| Bench dog |
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| Bench dogs |
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| Bench vises |
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| Bevels |
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| T-bevels |
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| Biscuit jointers |
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| Biscuit joining machines |
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| Plate jointers |
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| Boring machines |
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| Line borers |
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| Minipresses |
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| Boring tools |
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| Boring machines |
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| C clamps |
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| Locking C-clamps |
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| Calipers |
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| Dial calipers |
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| Slide calipers |
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| Compasses |
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| Angle dividers |
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| Dividers |
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| Drafting compasses |
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| Trammel points |
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| Cutting machines |
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| Tenoners |
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| Ear plugs |
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| Protective ear plugs |
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| Files |
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| Bastard flat files |
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| Mill files |
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| Wood files |
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| Goggles |
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| Safety goggles |
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| Hammers |
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| Claw hammers |
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| Hand clamps |
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| Bar clamps |
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| Cam clamps |
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| Hand screw wood clamps |
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| Miter clamps |
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| Quick-release clamps |
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| Wedge clamps |
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| Hand or push drill |
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| Braces and bits |
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| Hold down clamps |
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| Band clamps |
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| Edging clamps |
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| Parallel jaw clamps |
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| Spring clamps |
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| Lathes |
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| Bowl lathes |
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| Mini lathes |
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| Wood lathes |
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| Levels |
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| Precision levels |
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| Locking pliers |
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| Mallets |
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| Metal markers or holders |
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| Marking gauges |
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| Metal stamps or punches |
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| Metal punches |
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| Micrometers |
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| Digital micrometers |
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| Milling cutters |
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| Computerized numerical control CNC routers |
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| Moisture meters |
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| Paint brushes |
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| Paint application brushes |
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| Paint rollers |
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| Paint application rollers |
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| Paint sprayers |
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| Paint spray guns |
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| Personal computers |
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| Planes |
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| Block planes |
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| Circular planes |
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| Combination planes |
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| Fore planes |
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| Jack planes |
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| Jointer planes |
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| Shapers |
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| Smooth planes |
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| Plumb bobs |
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| Pneumatic nail drivers |
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| Pneumatic nail guns |
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| Positioning jig |
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| Adjustable jigs |
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| Power drills |
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| Power nail guns |
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| Pin nailers |
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| Power planes |
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| Jointers |
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| Thickness planers |
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| Power routers |
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| Laminate trimmers |
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| Overarm routers |
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| Panel routers |
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| Plunge routers |
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| Table routers |
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| Power sanders |
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| Belt sanders |
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| Disk sanders |
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| Power saws |
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| Chop saws |
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| Circular saws |
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| Cutoff saws |
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| Jig saws |
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| Miter saws |
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| Panel saws |
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| Radial arm saws |
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| Reciprocating saws |
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| Rip saws |
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| Saber saws |
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| Scroll saws |
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| Sliding panel saws |
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| Table saws |
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| Power screwguns |
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| Power trimmers |
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| Profile molders |
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| Putty knives |
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| Heated putty knives |
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| Razor knives |
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| Scrapers |
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| Rulers |
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| Steel rules |
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| Safety glasses |
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| Sanding blocks |
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| Hand sanders |
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| Saws |
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| Back saws |
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| Dovetail saws |
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| Hand saws |
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| Tenon saws |
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| Veneer saws |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Phillips screwdrivers |
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| Straight screwdrivers |
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| Scribers |
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| Marking knives |
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| Sharpening stones or tools or kits |
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| Tool sharpeners |
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| Shears |
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| Metal shears |
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| Spray booths |
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| Lacquer booths |
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| Squares |
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| Combination squares |
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| Layout squares |
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| Machinists' squares |
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| Set squares |
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| T-squares |
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| Staple guns |
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| Pneumatic staplers |
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| Tape measures |
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| Measuring tapes |
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| Templates |
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| Turning machines |
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| Spindle shapers |
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| Twist drills |
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| Radial drills |
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| Utility knives |
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| Burn-in knives |
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| Draw knives |
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| Wood chisels |
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| Bowl gouges |
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| Carpentry chisels |
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| Fingernail gouges |
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| Morticers |
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| Parting tools |
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| Roughing gouges |
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| Skew chisels |
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