Profession antique furniture reproducer

Antique furniture reproducers duplicate and recreate antique furniture. They prepare drawings and templates of the article, create, fit and assemble parts and finish the article after original specifications.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Artistic
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Technical drawings

  Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.

• Furniture trends

  The latest trends and manfacturers in the furniture industry.

• Woodturning

  Process of shaping wood on a lathe and its types, namely spindle turning and faceplate turning.

Skills

• Artificially age furniture

  Use various techniques such as sanding, denting, painting and others to make new furniture look distressed and aged.

• Create furniture frames

  Construct a strong frame out of materials such as wood, metal, plastic, laminated boards, or a combination of the materials for furniture.

• Contextualise artistic work

  Identify influences and situate your work within a specific trend which may be of an artistic, aesthetic, or philosophical natures. Analyse the evolution of artistic trends, consult experts in the field, attend events, etc.

• Create smooth wood surface

  Shave, plane and sand wood manually or automatically to produce a smooth surface.

• Clean furniture

  Remove dirt, marks and other unwanted material from furniture.

• Decorate furniture

  Use techniques such as gilding, silver-plating, framing or engraving to add specific decorations in the material of the furniture.

• Create wood joints

  Use the proper tools and processes to create the joints where multiple pieces of wood fit together.

• Operate wood sawing equipment

  Operate various machinery and equipment to cut wood in different sizes and shapes.

• Sand wood

  Use sanding machines or hand tools to remove paint or other substances from the surface of the wood, or to smoothen and finish the wood.

• Do historical research

  Use scientific methods to research history and culture.

• Apply a protective layer

  Apply a layer of protective solutions such as permethrine to protect the product from damage such as corrosion, fire or parasites, using a spray gun or paintbrush.

• Join wood elements

  Bind wooden materials together using a variety of techniques and materials. Determine the optimal technique to join the elements, like stapling, nail, gluing or screwing. Determine the correct work order and make the joint.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB