Ko te pepa hōu kāore he taputapu whakamāmā e mōhiotia ana mā tana rahi, te rahi o te kōpae e 24 ki te 60 grit, i hangaia ai hei wehe i ngā tahumaero nui i ngā wā tuatahi o te tukatanga i te mata. Ko ngā pātīkara whakamāmā nui kei runga i tēnei pepa hōu e āhua māmā ana ki te pakaru i ngā tikanga uaua, e whai ana i tana whakamahinga i ngā wā e hiahiatia ana kia wehea ngā tikanga nui. Ko ngā whakamahinga noa ko te tangohanga i ngā takotoranga paitini, varnish, pōhaku rānei i ngā mata paraihe, te whakapinga i te rakau kauta, te wehe i ngā areraretanga rerekeki, arumoni rānei i ngā taonga rakau, me te whakapapa i te konukete, pōhaku rānei. Ko te paparorohiko o te pepa hōu kāore he kaha, ina heke atu ki te kauranga rānei te paparorohiko, kia kaua e pakaru i ngā mahi uaua. I roto i te mahi rakau, ko te tuatahi te wa tukuna, ka whakamahia hei whakapapa i te rakau, me te wehe i ngā ngoikera mai i te tuatahi te otinga, te pupuri i te mata mō ngā pepa hōu māmā ake. Mō te mahi paraihe, he raweke ki te wehe i ngā korowai, ngā karawhiti, me ngā para, e wātea ai te turanga horoi mō ngā mahi anō. Me mārama kua pai ake te pepa hōu kāore i te wehe i ngā tahumaero, engari waiho ana i te mata parurenga, na reira kua whai wāhi mai i te pepa hōu māmā ake kia eke ai i te mutunga. Ko tēnei momo pepa hōu e whakamahia nui ana i te hanga, te whakarewa anō, me ngā tautohu ahumahi, i konei ka tūmanako ai i te tere me te kaha o te wehe i te tahumaero. E wātea ana ki ngā āhua rerekē, tae atu ki ngā kape, ngā pōro, ngā taura anō hoki, hei tautoko i ngā taputapu wehe katoa, kia taea ai te whakamahi i ngā mahi uaua.