| 1. | Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes. |
| 2. | Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish. |
| 3. | Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools. |
| 4. | Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade. |
| 5. | Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products. |
| 6. | Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut. |
| 7. | Count or weigh and bundle items. |
| 8. | Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes. |
| 9. | Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines. |
| 10. | Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks. |
| 11. | Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them. |
| 12. | Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials. |
| 13. | Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns. |
| 14. | Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools. |
| 15. | Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws. |
| 16. | Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes. |
| 17. | Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts. |
| 18. | Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts. |