The Shaper Book

With the proliferation of table-mounted routers in the woodshop, most woodworkers have never experienced the power and precision that a stationary shaper or spindle moulder 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 mouldings. In this book, author Lonnie Bird demonstrates how versatile and extremely productive the shaper or spindle moulder can be. You'll see that with its vast assortment of cutterheads, fences and jigs, it can handle a wide variety of woodworking applications. Regardless of your level of woodworking, this tool can increase the quality and efficiency of your work, and it can broaden the scope of your woodworking. More than just a primer on spindle moulding techniques, this book gives shop-proven examples of how it 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 this machine from basic setups to cutting curved moulding profiles to designing jigs that will expand your woodworking potential. USA origin.