With the proliferation of table-mounted routers in the woodshop,
most woodworkers have never experienced the power and precision that
a stationary shaper has to offer. In addition to a quiet,
vibration-free cut, the shaper allows you to surpass the
capabilities of the router by offering wider, deeper cuts,
production runs, and custom moldings.
In this book, author Lonnie Bird demonstrates how versatile and
extremely productive the shaper can be. You'll see that the shaper,
with its vast assortment of cutterheads, fences and jigs, can handle
a wide variety of woodworking applications.
Regardless of your level of woodworking, the shaper can increase
the quality and efficiency of your work, and it can broaden the
scope of your woodworking.
More than just a primer on shaper techniques, this book gives
shop-proven examples of how the shaper can be put to use. With an
emphasis on safety, this book is a step-by-step guide that will
teach you all about the shaper: from basic setups to cutting curved
molding profiles to designing shaper jigs that will expand your
woodworking potential.
Introduction:
The shaper is one of the most productive, yet least understood of
an woodworking machines. Many woodworkers I've talked to think that
the shaper is dangerous or that they can perform the same functions
with their table-mounted router. While these statements have some
merit, they are not entirely true.
The purpose of this book is to show the vast possibilities of
this overlooked machine. More than just a treatise on shaper
techniques, this book also gives practical examples of how the
shaper can be put to use.
It's my sincere desire that the techniques in this book will help
you discover for yourself the full potential of the shaper and
expand your woodworking skills.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1 Introduction to the Shaper
2 Shaper Cutterheads
3 Shaper Safety
4 Basic Shaper Technique
5 Shaping Curved Stock
6 Making Moldings
7 Grinding Custom Knives
8 Frame-and-Panel Joinery
9 Sash-Door Joinery
10 The Power Feeder
11 Shop-Made Jigs for the Shaper
Appendix
Glossary
Sources
Index
Soft-cover, 8 x 10 in., 144 pages,
with black & white photos and drawings
Published 1996
ISBN: 978-1-56158-120-7
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