752205 - Wheelwright

Makes, repairs and restores wooden wheels and other parts of transport vehicles. Processes wood with hand and electric tools and woodworking lathes. Calculates measurements of various details and draws blueprints, marks contours of parts on wood, cuts out shapes, selects wood, structural parts of cart wheels and manufactures.

Main activities

* applies types of wood, structures, physical and mechanical properties;
* processes wood with hand and electric tools and woodworking lathes;
* calculates measurements of various details and draws blueprints;
* marks contours of parts on wood, cuts out shapes or bends, curves various elements;
* selects wood, structural parts of cart wheels, their manufacturing specifics.

Characteristic competences

* apply mechanical properties of types of wood;
* select wood;
* calculate measurements of various details;
* join structures and separate parts of carts and shafts;
* process prepared wooden surfaces with transparent and opaque finishing layers.