Shaper (Missing Shop Manual): The Tool Information You Need at Your Fingertips (Fox Chapel Publishing) Accessories, Setup, Making Cuts, Vacuum Jigs, Doors, Windows, Handrails, and More - Softcover

Skills Institute Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565234944 ISBN 13: 9781565234949

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

This handy pocket-sized guide offers all the tips, tricks, and ideas a woodworker needs to get the most out of their shaper!

When you unpack a new shaper, the enclosed manual doesn't venture much beyond basic safety, assembly, and set-up. That leaves some head-scratching when it's time to turn it on and start cutting. Where's the manual that covers all the things your new saw is designed to do? The Missing Shop Manual: Shaper takes that next step with you!

In Missing Shop Manual: Shaper, woodworkers will find out how to best utilize this essential workshop tool, and how to get the most for your money by getting the most from your equipment!

From carving decorative contours in wood to cutting perfect joints, you'll discover the techniques and tips you need to maximize your saw's performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, this concise, pocket-sized portable manual is ideal for quick reference in the workshop.

Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in The Missing Shop Manual series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project set up, and tips for maximizing tool performance.

Even if you've been woodworking for years, you'll wish this was the manual that originally came with your new shaper!

About this title

About the Author

John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.

From the Back Cover

When you unpack a new shaper, the enclosed manual doesn't venture much beyond basic safety, assembly, and set-up. That leaves some head-scratching when it's time to turn it on and start cutting. Where's the manual that covers all the things your new saw is designed to do?The Missing Shop Manual: Shaper takes that next step with you. In addition to explaining the basics of safety and set-up, this handy reference will help you get the most for your money by getting the most from your equipment. From carving decorative contours in wood to cutting perfect joints, you'll discover the techniques and tips you need to maximize your saw's performance. Even if you've been woodworking for years, you'll wish this was the manual that originally came with your new shaper.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565234944
• ISBN 13: 9781565234949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88