A professional who operates bandsaw to saw curved or irregular designs on woodstock or to saw thick wooden pieces to size. Responsibilities include:

• Turns handwheels to adjust machine bed and set tension on blade between drive and idler wheels of bandsaw.
• Turns knobs to adjust guide post of blade, according to thickness of stock, and to position friction wheel behind blade to prevent backward movement of blade when cutting stock.
• Positions jig or attachment on machine bed to cut stock to size, using c-clamps and wrenches.
• Starts machine and pushes or turns stock against bandsaw blade to cut stock along marked outline or configuration of jig.
• Removes cut stock and verifies dimensions of stock, using rule, caliper, and pattern.
• Opens drive and idler wheel covers and turns handwheels to loosen tension on bandsaw blade to replace dull or defective blades.
• May nail several pieces of woodstock together when one design is to be cut.
• May position template on woodstock and mark cutting outline on stock, using pencil and template.