Skip to main content
European Commission logo

Skills & competences

There is a temporary issue on this page. Please, try later. We apologise for this inconvenience.

Show filters

Hide filters

Filters

Hierarchy view

K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.1 - operating mobile plant
S8.2 - driving vehicles
S8.3 - operating watercraft
S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials
S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products
S8.5.0 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products
S8.5.1 - operating painting or coating machinery
S8.5.2 - operating packaging machinery
S8.5.3 - operating machinery for the manufacture and treatment of textiles, fur and leather products
S8.5.4 - operating food processing machinery
S8.5.5 - operating mixing and separating machinery
S8.5.6 - operating print and photographic production equipment
S8.5.7 - operating metal, plastic or rubber forming equipment
S8.5.8 - operating cutting, grinding and smoothing machinery
- adjust envelope cutting settings
- adjust planer
- adjust rolling slide
- apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods
- cut clay
- ensure accurate engravings
- finish plastic products
- grind wasted plastic
- maintain wood thickness
- metal polishing machine parts
- operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods
- operate band saw
- operate bevelling machine
- operate board slotting machine
- operate calender machine
- operate corrugator
- operate cutting equipment
- operate die-cut machines
- operate drill press
- operate engraving equipment
- operate file for deburring
- operate gear shaper
- operate grinding machine
- operate hammer mill
- operate jar mill
- operate laser cutting equipment
- operate metal polishing equipment
- operate oxy-fuel cutting torch
- operate oxygen cutting torch
- operate paper cutter
- operate plasma cutting torch
- operate rail grinder
- operate router machinery
- operate sand blasting cabinet
- operate sandblaster
- operate slitting machinery
- operate surface grinder
- operate table saw
- operate veneer slicer
- perform green machining
- pre-grind nibs of cocoa
- provide customised building materials
- provide pouring holes in cores
- replace die
- set up lathe compound
- set up the cutter head
- slice crystals into wafers
- tend clay extrusion machine
- tend cylindrical grinder
- tend deburring machine
- tend filing machine
- tend grinding mill machine
- tend jigger machines
- tend lathe
- tend metal planer
- tend planing machine
- tend plasma cutting machine
- tend punch press
- tend spark erosion machine
- tend surface grinding machine
- tend tumbling machine
- tend water jet cutter machine
- use abrasive wheel
- use glass engraving tools
- use heat gun
S8.6 - using precision instrumentation and equipment
S8.7 - installing, maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment
S8.8 - installing, maintaining and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment
S8.9 - operating aircraft
T - transversal skills and competences

turn wood

transversal skills and competences

self-management skills and competences

working efficiently

manage quality

information skills

monitoring, inspecting and testing

monitoring quality of products

distinguish wood quality

turn wood

skills

working with machinery and specialised equipment

operating machinery for the manufacture of products

operating cutting, grinding and smoothing machinery

turn wood

Description

Description

Turn wood in chiefly two methods, spindle and faceplate turning. The key difference between these two is the orientation of the wood grain relative to the axis of the lathe.

Alternative Labels

lathe work

turning wood

turn wood

woodturning

wood turning

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

sector specific skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

Essential for

Optional Knowledge

Concept URI

Share this page:

ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

CONTACT ESCO
Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)