The
Shaper Book
by
Lonnie Bird
Softcover
205 x 255mm
136pp
Published by The Taunton Press, Connecticut, USA.
R.R.P.$35.90
ISBN 1-56158-120-8
Extract from back cover of book:
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.
About the author: Lonnie Bird is a professional woodworker and teaches seminars nationwide on shaper use. He is a frequent contributor to several woodworking magazines and is a professor of woodworking at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio..
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
to the Shaper
Shaper Anatomy
Tuning the Shaper
Shaper
Cutterheads
Wing Cutterheads
Insert Cutterheads
Lockedge Knives
Custom-Made
Cutterheads
What Type to Buy
Shaper
Safety
Safety Devices
Preventing Kickbacks
Basic
Shaper Technique
Setting Up the Shaper
Shaping an Entire Edge
Shaping
End Grain
Creating Stop Cuts
Shaping
Curved Stock
Shaping Freehand
Shaping a Pattern
Shaping with a Fence
Making
Moldings
Incorporating Moldings into Your Furniture
Creating Molding
Profiles
Grinding
Custom Knives
Selecting Collars
Selecting Knife Stock
Cutting Theory
Finding
the Knife Profile
Grinding Tools
Grinding a Knife
Mounting the Knives
in the Collars
Frame-and-Panel
Joinery
Proportioning Frame-and-Panels
Making a Frame with Cope-and-Stick
Joinery
Making Panels
Making an Arched Frame-and-Panel
Sash-Door
Joinery
Start with a Drawing
Selecting and Cutting Stock
Making the
Frame
The
Power Feeder
Power-Feeder Anatomy
How to Use a Power Feeder
Shop-Made
Jigs for the Shaper
Purpose of a Shaper Jig
Some Useful Shaper Jigs
Appendix
Glossary
Sources
Index