Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates rotary lathe to cut veneer from logs: Selects and installs knives and adjusts gears of knife-feeding mechanism according to specified thickness of veneer to be cut, using handtools.

• 2) Signals LATHE SPOTTER to position log between chucks of lathe and pushes lever or button to drive chucks into log.

• 3) Pulls lever to set lathe knife to cut veneer to specified thickness and to start log rotating.

• 4) Verifies thickness of veneer with ruler or caliper and adjusts speed of knife-feeding mechanism and turning speed of lathe accordingly.

• 5) Pushes chuck control to release log core onto conveyor.

• 6) May stop machine and tilt blade away from log when machine becomes clogged with slivers or bark.

• 7) May replace dull knives and broken or worn parts, using handtools.

• 8) May set up and operate back-roll lathe to cut veneer stock to specified lengths and widths for manufacture of wirebound boxes and baskets and be designated Back-Roll-Lathe Operator.