A professional who prints patterns on paper strips and glues printed strips to wood or plastic sheets to guide workers engaged in cutting sheets. Responsibilities include:

• Covers metal cut of desired pattern with printing ink, using hand roller.
• Places paper strip on lower platen of hand transfer press, and positions inked cut on paper strip.
• Moves lever to close press and stamp pattern on paper strip.
• Removes printed strip from press and glues strip to wood or plastic sheet.
• May nail several sheets together when more than one object is to be cut to same pattern.