AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
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Objective: Seek the Position of Custom Furniture Finisher
SUMMARY: Top flight Custom Furniture Finisher with great background in finishing or refinishing damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish, utilizing knowledge of wood properties, finishes, and furniture styling.
Summary of Qualifications
Over six years experience.
Great ability to choose and use the right handtools.
Exceptional knowledge of wood properties, finishes and furniture styling.
Excellent communication skills.
Profound ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Exceptional ability to give attention to detail.
Professional Experience
Wood Place Inc., Minneapolis, MN 2000 - Present
Custom Furniture Finisher
Finish or refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.
Disassemble article, mask areas adjacent to areas being finished, and remove accessories such as knobs and hinges, using handtools, to prepare article for finishing.
Remove old finish from surfaces, using steel wool, sandpaper, or solvent and putty knife.
Remove excess solvent with cloth immersed in paint thinner or sal soda.
Apply plastic-putty, wood putty, or lacquer-stick to surface, using spatula or knife, to fill nicks, depressions, holes, and cracks.
Smooth surface for finishing, using sandpaper or power sander.
Select finish ingredients and mix them by hand or machine to obtain specified color or shade or to match existing finish.
Brush or spray successive coats of stain, varnish, shellac, lacquer, or paint on workpiece.
Grain wood or paint wood trim, using graining roller, comb, sponge, or brush.
Polish and wax finished surfaces.
Restore wood to natural color, using bleaching acid and neutralizer.
Spread graining ink over metal portions of surfaces with cheesecloth to simulate wood-grainlike finish.
Finish piano and organ cases.
Finish mirror and picture frames.
Finish television receiver cabinets
Finish wooden parts of custom-made firearms.
Stain and finish surfaces of new furniture pieces to simulate antiques, bringing out highlights and shadings by rubbing surfaces with abrasives or cloth.
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