Description
Coopers build barrels and related products made of segments of wood, like wooden buckets. They shape the wood, fit hoops around them, and shape the barrel to hold the product, which contemporarily is usually premium alcoholic beverages.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
assemble barrelsmake barrel headsadjust cut sizessand woodchar barrelsmanipulate woodbend stavesclean wood surfacefinish barrelssharpen edged toolsoperate wood sawing equipmentoperate thickness planer machinedesign objects to be craftedmaintain barrelsmanipulate metalapply wood finishesensure correct goods labellingperform minor repairs to equipmentoperate drilling equipmentstore productsperform machine maintenanceorder suppliesrecognise signs of corrosioninspect quality of productscheck quality of raw materialsrecognise signs of wood rotanswer requests for quotationtend boring machine