Job Description:

• 1) Tends kiln that conditions wood used for firearms stocks and shaped wooden articles: Examines woodstock ends to determine whether tar or wax coating meets specifications.

• 2) Dips stock blank ends into vats of tar or wax to prevent splitting during drying.

• 3) Places stock in oven and turns gas valves to regulate temperature to specified heat.

• 4) Observes wood blanks to determine whether drying is required.

• 5) Removes wood blanks to storage sheds.

• 6) Records storage time and amounts processed, coated, scraped, and rejected.