Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain; then apply lacquer or other sealers. Disassemble items to prepare them for finishing, using hand tools. Examine furniture to determine the extent of damage or deterioration, and to decide on the best method for repair or restoration. Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, and/or screws. Follow blueprints to produce specific designs. Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades. Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances. Remove excess solvent, using cloths soaked in paint thinner. Remove old finishes and damaged or deteriorated parts, using hand tools, stripping tools, sandpaper, steel wool, abrasives, solvents, and/or dip baths. Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type. Smooth, shape, and touch-up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders. Treat warped or stained surfaces to restore original contours and colors. Wash surfaces to prepare them for finish application. Brush bleaching agents on wood surfaces to restore natural color. Confer with customers to determine furniture colors and/or finishes. Design, create, and decorate entire pieces or specific parts of furniture, such as draws for cabinets. Distress surfaces with woodworking tools or abrasives before staining to create an antique appearance, or rub surfaces to bring out highlights and shadings. Paint metal surfaces electrostatically, or by using a spray gun or other painting equipment. Recommend woods, colors, finishes, and furniture styles, using knowledge of wood products, fashions, and styles. Replace or refurbish upholstery of items, using tacks, adhesives, softeners, solvents, stains, or polish. Spread graining ink over metal portions of furniture in order to simulate wood-grain finish. Stencil, gild, emboss, mark, or paint designs or borders to reproduce the original appearance of restored pieces, or to decorate new pieces.

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.

Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Repairing -- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. 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. 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. Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Visual Color Discrimination -- The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. 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. 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). Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.