A professional who prepares working drawings and templates of antique or custom furniture to facilitate reproduction. Responsibilities include:

• Draws sketches of piece, freehand or with drawing instruments.
• Measures piece with rule and calipers and notes dimensions on drawing.
• Makes detailed drawing of joints, carvings, and milled sections for shop use (drafter).
• Traces or draws outlines of parts on plywood or cardboard and cuts out part along outline to make template.
• Marks templates to indicate name of part, type of construction, variety of wood, and finish.
• May make drawings from pictures when models are not available.