Woodworking : How to Use a Wood Shaper

A wood shaper consists of a cutter head that is bolted to an inverted head plate, a fence that adjusts forward and backward, a dust collector and a guide. Learn about safety when using a wood shaper with help from a woodworker and antique restorer in this free video on wood shapers.

Expert: Curtis Martin
Contact: www.martin-antique-restorations.com
Bio: Curtis Martin is a third-generation woodworker and antiques restorer.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• woodworking
• tools
• plans
• carving
• wood
• lathe
• routers
• shapers
• projects
• information

[branku62]

I was just reading the Powermatic 27 shaper manual and it states to never reach over the cutter because of the possibility of kickback. Just sayin.

[dustinhaugh]

What the hell, where is the shaper???? I see a router...  I have four shapers in my shop and a little router, there is a 300 lb difference between them and I can differentiate between the two easily unlike this idiot.

[framel44]

How do you call that a shaper, you'd better learn woodworking terminology before you put something on video. That is a router!!! Go take a course

[bruno2260]

If you're calling that a shaper, I guess the thing behind you is a jointer in your world.

[fishproet]

Router Table



[skiier72]

thats a router table, not a shaper and those are router bits.

[royhharding]

This is not a shaper.

[carens99]

It's a router table, not a shaper. And you need to use a push block, not your fingers to move the work.

[morpheusduvall]

That's just a router table, the shaper is a different animal.

[malditoklee]

Thank you for posting this video, I just inherited a shaper and had no idea how to use it.... Very informative!