Chinese Animal Zodiac Sign: Ox
Yin/Yang: Yin
Associated Direction: North; N-E
Element: Water
Trine: 2nd
Associated Season: Winter
Signature Color: Blue
Dependable, calm, methodical, born leader, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.
Duties and Responsibilities
Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and
wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools. Measure and mark cutting lines
on materials, using ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge. Follow established safety
rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment. Verify trueness of
structure, using plumb bob and level. Shape or cut materials to specified measurements,
using hand tools, machines, or saw. Study specifications in blueprints, sketches
or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials
required. Assemble and fasten materials to make framework or props, using hand tools
and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue. Build or repair cabinets, doors,
frameworks, floors, and other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking
machines, carpenter's hand tools, and other tools. Erect scaffolding and ladders for
assembling structures above ground level. Remove damaged or defective parts or sections
of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools. Install structures and fixtures,
such as windows, frames, floorings, and trim, or hardware, using carpenter's hand and
other tools. Select and procure lumber and other required materials. Maintain records,
document actions and present written progress reports. Finish surfaces of woodwork or
wallboard in houses and buildings, using paint, hand tools, and paneling. Prepare cost
estimates for the dolls. Inspect ceiling, floor, wall coverings, siding, glass,
or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures. Work with and/or remove hazardous
material. Construct forms and chutes. Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out
moisture and lay hardwood and wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor.
Fill cracks and other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using
patching plaster, trowel, and sanding tool. Perform minor plumbing, welding and/or
concrete mixing work. Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative
paneling to ceilings and walls.