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French polishers use traditional skills to treat wood and restore furniture and items like staircases, doors and musical instruments.
You could work: freelance / self-employed; managing your own hours
In this role you could:
If you are self employed as a french polisher you may also need to:
market your business
deal with customers
order materials
do paperwork and manage your finances
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in a workshop or in a factory.
You can get into this job through:
Doing a higher national diploma or degree in furniture design, decorative arts or furniture restoration can be useful if you want to start your own business.
You'll usually need:
You can learn polishing and finishing skills on some furniture making and restoration courses like:
You may need:
Apprenticeships that may give you some of the skills needed for this role include:
You'll usually need:
You could do a specialist training course in french polishing with a professional body like the The British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association.
You could apply to join The Guild of Master Craftsmen for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.
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With experience, you could progress to supervisor or manager.
You could start your own business.