ROUTING AND SHAPING FROM BACK OF THE COVER: "DO MORE WITH YOUR ROUTER AND SHAPER! .....USING DOWN-TO-EARTH LANGUAGE, AUTHOR/CRAFTSMAN NICK ENGLER CLEARLY EXPLAINS EACH OF THESE PROCEDURES AND DOZENS OF OTHERS. OVER 200 ILLUSTRATONS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO SET UP YOUR ROUTER OR SHAPER AND PERFORM EACH OPERATION. THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF SHOP-TESTED TIPS, INGENIOUS JIGS AND FIXTURES, SOURCES OF HARD-TO-FIND TOOLS AND SUPPLIES, ANDINSIDE INFORMATION TO HELP PICK THE RIGHT ROUTER AND SHAPER FOR YOU."
TABLE OF CONTENTS INCLUDES:
TECHNIQUES:
1. USING ROUTERS AND SHAPERS
    RUTER AND SHAPER ANATONY
    SELECTING A PORTABLE ROUTER
    MOUNTING A ROUTER
      MAKING A MOUNTING PLATE
      MAKING AND USING AN OVERHEAD ROUTING JIG
    WHEN DO YOU NEED A SHAPER?
    SELECTING BITS AND CUTTERS
      COMMON BITS AND CUTTERS
2. BASIC ROUTING AND SHAPING TECHNIQUES
    ROUTING TECHNIQUES
      HEIGHT GAUGE
      SPLIT ROUTING FENCE
      SPECIAL JIGS AND GUIDES
    SHAPING TECHNIQUES
      SLIDING TABLE JIG
3. ROUTER AND SHAPER JOINERY
    ROUTER JOINERY
      ROUTER PLANING JIG
      ROUTER JOINTING JIG
      T-SQUARE ROUTER GUIDE
      ROUTER MORTISING JIG
      DOVETAIL SPLINE JIG
      ROUTER BISCUIT JOINERY
    SHAPER JOINERY
4. EDGE AND SURFACE TREATMENTS
    USING DECORATIVE SHAPES
      BASIC MOLDED SHAPES
    CUTTING DECORATE SHAPES WITH A ROUTER
    CUTTING DECORATIVE SHAPES WITH A SHAPER
      COMMON MULTIPLE-CUT MOLDINGS
      CUTTING DECORATIVE SHAPES IN ROUND STOCK
       ALTERNATIVE TOOLS
PROJECTS:
5. MINIATURE CHEST
6. ROUTER TABLE
7. JOINT-MAKING JIG
    USING THE JOINT-MAKING JIG
8. CANDLESTAND
9. ROUTED BOX
INDEX