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   MBerger | Jun 30, 2006 10:14pm | #1

   Hi Hadley,

   We haven't published a reveiw of shapers in the magazine, and I don't think you are going to find one in most of the newsstand woodworking magazines.

   The reason is because most hobby woodworkers never graduate to the shaper. A 3 hp router and a shopmade router table is usually where most garage woodworkers top out. Obviously, the two aren't equal in strength but the shaper isn't as versitile of a tool as a router and therefore doesn't make it on most people's must-have tool list.

   That said, a shaper is a perfectly good addition to a shop and can actually be a lot more friendly than most people think. Unfortunately, we don't have much information to help you out. I did find this article that gives an overview of the tool. No product reviews, however.

   Matt Berger
   Fine Woodworking

   P.S. Sorry for the delay. I'm going to delete your other post.

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   hadley | Jul 01, 2006 05:56am | #2

   Dear Mr. Berger:  Thank you, thank you! I was just about to jump. Now I'll just go out and buy me a 3HP shaper...and I'll call it "Matthew"!

                                                                         Hadley-on-Ground