Engraver, Block
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Carves designs and lettering in wooden blocks or rollers used
to print articles, such as 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 rotuer. Rounds and bevels top edges, somoths sides and
base, and cuts sharp angles, ridges, and joints to produce
detail in printing and to finish type, using file and knife.
Carves seaprate block for each color of multicolor pattern.
May
design pattern for use in colth printing. May carve lettering
and designs freehand.
May 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 operate copy camera to produce negative from
photograph or drawing of design [Reproduction Technician (any
industry) 976.361-010].
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Engraver, Block
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