A professional who rough-finishes stamping-die-member surfaces, using abrasives and abrading handtools. Responsibilities include:

• Lifts and positions die member on bench manually or with hoist.
• Brushes blue pigment on ridges and grooves left by milling operation.
• Grinds ridges down until only traces of pigment are visible at bottom of grooves.
• Uses variety of files, stones, and abrasive cloths and papers to shape and smooth die member.
• May repair punch and die sets, using bench lathe, portable grinder, and polisher, and abrasive handtools.