Block Engraver: A description for the block engraver job
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Block Engraver – Artist, woodblock, block cutter, engraver, wood, wood-cut engraver, wood-type finisher Carves designs and lettering in wooden blocks or rollers used to print articles, for example cloth, greeting cards, and posters following sketch or photograph, using gravers handtools and machines: Traces or draws design on wooden block or roller, using pencil, ruler, dividers, or pantograph. Cuts design in block or roller, using wood-carving and engraving tools and power router. Rounds and bevels top edges, smooths sides and base, and cuts sharp angles, ridges, and joints to produce detail in printing and to finish type, using file and knife. Carves separate block for each color of multicolor pattern. May also design pattern for use in cloth printing. May also carve lettering and designs freehand. May also cut and bend metal strips to conform to contours of design, using files, pliers, and pincers, and force strips into grooves of block to produce raised printing surface. May also operate copy camera to produce negative from photograph or drawing of design [REPRODUCTION TECHNICIAN (industry) 976.361-010].
Job industry: printing industry
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