| Job Title |
Cooper |
| Job Description |
Replaces Staves, Heads, And Hoops, Using Windlass And
Handtools To Repair Barrels: Loops Cable Of Windlass Around Top
Of Barrel And Turns Handle To Compress Staves And Loosen Hoops.
Removes Defective Stave And Inserts And Aligns New Stave, Using
Wooden Mallet. Shapes Top Edge Of Stave To Conform With Others,
Using Saw To Trim And Spokeshave To Bevel Inside And Outside
Edges. Cuts Croze, Using Hand Crozer. Replaces And Tightens
Hoops. Removes Head Hoop, Using Cooper's Hammer, And Pries Out
Head, Using Prybar. Inserts Edge Of New Head In Croze Of Staves
And Forces Head Into Place By Hand Or Using Mallet. Replaces
Head Hoop. May Rebuild Entire Barrel. May Loosen Hoops And Force
Caulking Between Staves To Repair Leaking Stave Joints. May Plug
Knotholes And Wormholes With Wooden Plugs. May Tend Machine That
Compresses Barrel Shell To Facilitate Removal Of Forming Rings
And Placement Of Temporary Truss Hoops. May Build New Barrels,
Buckets, Casks, Kegs, And Tubs, Using Handtools, And Be
Designated According To Type Built As Slack Cooper (wood.
Container); Tight Cooper (wood. Container).
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