| Job Title |
Canvas Worker |
| Job Description |
Lays Out Canvas, Plastic, Rubber, And Other Materials And
Fabricates And Assembles Material Into Sails, Awnings, Tents,
And Tarpaulins: Lays Out Full Scale Drawings On Sail Loft Floor,
According To Blueprints Or Sketches, Using Chalk. Cuts Pattern
From Paper According To Full Scale Drawing. Marks Outline On
Material With Crayon. Cuts Material With Shears Or Power Cutter.
Sews Sections Of Material Together On Power Sewing Machine.
Installs Grommets, Metal Fittings, And Fasteners By Machine.
When Hand-sewing Grommets, Measures And Marks Off Grommet Holes
On Material, Punches Holes, Using Mallet, Punch, And Hardwood
Block, And Sews Galvanized Iron Ring To Edge Of Hole, Using
Sailmaker's Palm And Sail Twine. Splices, Inserts, And Hems
Manila Or Wire Rope In Edges To Relieve Strain Or Sews Rope At
Points Where Sail Is Attached To Boom Or Mast. Secures Rope Or
Cable To Finished Article. Wraps And Sews Parts Of Rope Or Wire
That Are Subject To Chafing. Installs And Adjusts Completed
Product On Shipboard. Examines Completed Sails For Conformance
To Specifications. May Make Awning Frames [awning-frame Maker
(tex. Prod., Nec)]. May Be Designated According To Type Of
Product Made As Awning Maker (tex. Prod., Nec); Sailmaker
(ship-boat Mfg.; Tex. Prod., Nec); Tentmaker (tex. Prod., Nec).
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