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Installing Fine Box Hinges with Origin and Workstation
High-quality hinges can take your boxmaking to the next level, but without good templates they can be difficult to install. In this Session, we're installing the Brusso HD-638 quadrant hinge, and the Fine Box Hardware "Neat Elite" side rail hinge, with templates from Shaper's Hardware catalog. Tune in to learn how to use these templates for your own boxes!
July 25, 2024
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Coopered Door Fixtures and Hardware with Shaper Origin
Coopered doors are a challenging but rewarding element of cabinetmaking. In this show, we demonstrate how to build precise coopering fixtures with Origin, covering every step from glueup to hinge mortising, for Phil Morley's Wall-Hanging Record Cabinet. With this information, you'll build the skills to create your own coopered doors - whether you're following Phil's plans, or creating your own.
July 11, 2024
Greene & Greene Ribbon Pulls with Shaper Origin
Working from Darrell Peart's "Greene & Greene Cookbook", we'll show you how to cut this classic Greene & Greene element using Shaper Origin. Along the way you'll learn advanced fixturing that allows you to repeat the process accurately, using the same setup.
June 27, 2024
Your First Mortise and Tenon with Shaper Origin
Get started cutting your first mortise and tenon with Shaper Origin, as we show you step-by-step how to set up and route a perfect joint, including material selection, workspace setup, and a variety of router bits to help you get the job done. Even if you've cut dozens of mortise and tenons on Origin, make sure to tune in to see what you might be missing to improve your process.
May 30, 2024
Router Bit Deep Dive
Find the right router bit for the job with this in-depth explanation of router bit geometry, materials, and more.
May 16, 2024
Dovetail Joinery with Origin + Workstation
With Shaper Origin, cutting dovetails has never been easier — regardless of your stock dimensions, bit selection, or joint design. In this show, we'll demonstrate our best tips for several styles of dovetail, including half-blind dovetails and joints with unequal spacing.
May 2, 2024
Domino Joinery with Origin + Plate
Festool Dominos are a great way to join everything from cabinetry to furniture, and our latest addition to the Hardware Catalog makes Dominos easy to install with Shaper Origin. Tune in to see three ways to install Dominos using Origin and Plate, including a great trick for installing Dominos in the middle of a panel.
April 18, 2024
Studio Update - Single Line Fonts and Reference Paths
This week on Sessions, we're diving into Studio and checking out a few recent updates. Reference paths help you draw over Trace captures. Single line fonts assist you in engraving names, dates, and more. Expanded character sets allow you to work in a wider variety of languages. And last but not least, our new font picker makes it easier than ever to find the fonts you're looking for.
April 4, 2024
Inlay and Marquetry with Shaper Origin
Inlays are a great way to level up your woodworking, and Origin makes it easier than ever to get started. In this show, we're covering all our tips for inlays and marquetry, while walking you through one of our favorite projects from start to finish.
March 8, 2024
Grids, Small Parts, and Vertical Workholding with Workstation (Candy Machine Part 3 of 3)
We're wrapping up our candy machine build with Shaper Workstation, our solution for fixturing a wide variety of parts. In this week's show we'll cover setting up for small parts and vertical parts, along with a deeper dive into Origin's Grid function.
February 23, 2024
Meet the Hosts
Jake
Jake is a Senior Applications Specialist at Shaper and is fast becoming one of the most experienced Origin users in the world. Outside of Shaper, Jake is an artist and an avid wood turner.
Russ
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Russ is a designer and engineer who uses the latest manufacturing technology to bring humanity to our manufactured world, from generative organic shapes to customizable parametric designs. He began working at Shaper Tools in 2021.
Sam was raised on a farm in rural New Zealand and trained as an architect. He’s previously worked as a technical director in the film and advertising industry and now works at Shaper Tools as a product futurist. When not in the Shaper workshop, he can usually be found working in his home shop.
Shawn
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Shawn is the Product Lead for Origin. He came to Shaper via the worlds of movie magic and consumer electronics in 2017. His favorite thing is to use Origin to bring an idea to life in less than an hour.
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As a Shaper owner, I wanted to thank you for the Shaper Sessions—I have found them very useful and inspirational for how to use Origin. I’m typically not able to watch them live, but have gone back and viewed almost all of them later on.
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