Cabinet Maker
OFO No: 682201
Other names for Cabinet Maker:
- Antique Furniture Reproducer
- Antique Furniture Restorer
- Cabinetmaker (Including Chairmaking and Framemakin
- Cabinetmaker (Including Veneering)
- Chair and Couch Maker
- Coffin Maker
- Frame Maker (Including Chairmaking)
- Furniture Maker Wood
- Wheelwright
- Wood Bender
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For training options in South Africa – scroll down
What is a Cabinet Maker?
A Cabinet Maker is a specialised carpenter who makes and builds fine furniture, cupboards, cabinets and furniture.
A Cabinet Maker works with different woods, in different styles and the items they make are usually custom built.
They work for themselves doing contract work or find themselves working for:
- furniture manufacturers
- aeroplane and airline companies
- shipbuilders
- kitchen or interior design companies
- shopfitters
- film industry etc
What does a Cabinet Maker do?
- measures up the clients requirements
- quotes on the job
- makes detailed drawings
- suggests and selects the best wood for the job
- marks out the job
- saws, cuts, sands, screws, glues, nails etc the pieces together
- installs the item/s
- hangs doors – getting them straight and even requires a lot of skill
Are you … ?
- passionate about wood?
- good with your hands?
- good at measurements and mathematics?
- a person with an eye for detail?
- a person who takes pride in their work?
- artistically inclined?
- neat?
How do I become a Cabinet Maker?
Please note that all ‘artisan / trade’ jobs under revision. New qualifications will be registered soon under the QCTO (Quality Council for Trades and Occupations).
REGULATIONS:
- All artisans are regulated by the DHET (Dept of Higher Education).
- To become a qualified Cabinet Maker, you will have to pass at Trade Test at a National Trade Test Centre. All centres are quality assurd and recommended for accredition by the NAMB.
PATH 1
- Apprenticeship
- Trade Test
PATH 2
- Learnership – Furniture Making: Wood: Wood Finishing Level 2 and 3
- Learnership – Furniture Making Level 4
- Trade Test
PATH 3
- Learnership – Wood Machining and Cabinet Making Level 2 and 3
- Learnership – Furniture Making Level 4
- Trade Test
PATH 4
- Learnership – Furniture Making: Wood: Cabinet Making Level 2 and 3
- Learnership – Furniture Making Level 4
- Trade Test
PATH 5
- Artisan Internship
- Trade Test
PATH 6
- RPL (Recognised Prior Learning) for Artisans: CLICK HERE
- If you have already been working a long time as a Cabinet Maker without qualifications, you may be able to get your qualification through RPL
- Trade Test
TRAINING:
- CLICK HERE to check for a training institution near you to see what they offer.
- Make sure you understand their entry requirements for each course.
- To avoid scams, make sure your institution is registered with the Department of Higher Education.
- CLICK HERE to check accredited Private Higher Education Institutions.
OTHER CAREERS TO CONSIDER: Carpenter … or … Set Designer
Is becoming a Cabinet Maker the right career choice for me?
