Joiner - Tasks and specialisations
Kaihanga Taonga a-Whare
Tasks & duties
Joiners may do some or all of the following:
- discuss clients' requirements
- study instructions and diagrams
- draw diagrams for clients
- quote prices for jobs
- order materials from suppliers
- select timber and check it for faults
- measure and mark the required lengths of timber for cutting
- cut timber
- nail, screw or glue pieces of material (usually wood) together
- trim and sand the finished item
- cut out and attach laminated bench and cupboard surfaces, such as Melteca and Formica
- fit finished products, such as kitchen worktops, for clients
- run their own businesses.
Brian Fairless checks a piece of wood for faults
Joiners nail, screw or glue pieces of wood together
Specialisations
Joiners may specialise in a certain type of joinery such as:
- kitchen cabinets
- doors
- window frames
- stairs.
Updated
September 2009
