Woodworking Skills × Strengths: Creativity & Ideation

For Those Strong in Creativity & Ideation

This collection features jobs that may suit those who are relatively comfortable generating new ideas and concepts.

Creativity holds value not only in artistic fields but in all kinds of work. Both small ideas that improve existing methods and entirely new concepts are expressions of creativity. Additionally, some deepen their thinking alone, while others develop ideas through dialogue with others.

The jobs introduced here tend to offer more opportunities to utilize new ideas. Explore how your creativity can flourish.

8 jobs found.

Stage Set Builder

Occupation responsible for producing and setting up stage devices and background sets used in theaters and events.

Stage Set Painter

Specialist who designs, manufactures, and paints stage sets and background paintings for theater, films, TV programs, etc.

Shogi Piece Woodworker

Traditional craft artisan who handcrafts shogi pieces from rough shaping to carving, polishing, and lacquering.

Percussion Instrument Maker

A specialist occupation that uses materials such as wood, metal, and leather to design, manufacture, and adjust percussion instruments like marimbas, xylophones, timpani, and drums.

Hanging Lantern Maker

Craftsman who fabricates, repairs, and restores traditional Japanese hanging lanterns and lighting fixtures used in shrines, temples, ryotei restaurants, and tea rooms using woodworking, metalworking, lacquering, and other techniques.

Violin Maker

Specialized profession that carves out each part such as the body, neck, and fingerboard of a violin using wood, assembles them, paints, and adjusts the acoustic properties.

Hina Doll Maker

Artisans who create traditional hina dolls using materials such as wood, hariko, and fabric, handling everything from wood cutting to assembly, face coloring, and dressing in costumes.

Set Decorator

Artisan technical occupation involving the production, painting, and setup of stage sets and large props used in theaters, events, and similar venues.