Job Description:

• 1) Lays out and cuts decorative insets for hard-surface floor covering: Lays out design and makes pattern from blueprint, using drafting tools.

• 2) Selects material according to type and color specified on pattern.

• 3) Lays out materials according to pattern colors, exercising care to obtain maximum utilization of material.

• 4) Transfers design section to material by tracing over pattern and carbon paper.

• 5) Aligns two or more layers of material, to be cut simultaneously, using straightedge and T-square.

• 6) Cuts or gouges out design section, using gouging tools or guides electrical cutting machine over pattern lines.

• 7) Places specified tile material on heated warming table and directs rays of portable heater onto area being cut to soften material and prevent cracking.

• 8) Cuts specified design sections from brass or aluminum for insertion in inset.

• 9) Assembles sections to form complete design and fastens parts together with masking tape.

• 10) Fills in gouged lines of hand-carved designs with oil, aluminum, or bronze paint to enhance appearance of finished product.