A professional who cuts caps from commercial honeycombs with hand or motor-driven knife, preparatory to extracting honey. Respnsibilities include:

• Breaks propolis (beeglue) seals with scraper, and lifts frame of honeycomb from super.
• Moves honeycomb frame into oscillating knife, or cuts caps from frame, using hand knife.
• Trims superfluous wax from wooden parts with knife and places frame in stand.
• May place frames of honeycomb in extractor.