A professional who operates band ripsaw to cut bolts into shakes. Responsibilities include:

• Starts saw and positions bolt on saw table.
• Pushes and guides bolt through saw so that bolt is cut diagonally to form shakes.
• Trims edges of shake with saw or saws and grades shake according to length and width.
• Tosses shake into bin according to grade.
• May replace saw bands, using handtools.