The Shaper Classroom Guide includes how to use the Shaper Origin and Workstation and topics such as scanning, designing, cutting, classroom projects, learning resources with helpful videos and links, ...

With help from a camera and computer chip, the Shaper Origin can carve wood, metal and plastic into anything from furniture to jewelry boxes. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

In this video, I build a walnut tambour cabinet featuring copper leaf inlay and an integrated Bluetooth speaker kit. The Shaper Origin CNC was instrumental in executing the tambour inlay design. This ...

You may not think of yourself as an excellent craftsman, but the new computer-guided Shaper Origin woodworking tool can change that. and scan the surface to generate a map. Once you place your design, ...

Innovations in 3D printing have done their part to inspire maker-culture. We print, or at-least try to print, drones, human organs, and even medications. Additive techniques are practical and ...

I bet the hand saw really changed some things. One day you’re hacking away at a log with an ax. It’s sweaty, awful work, and the results are never what you’d expect. The next day the clever new ...

In this video, I travel from the East Coast to Oregon to collaborate with Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Key Woodworks to build a walnut shuffleboard table within five days. The project features the use ...

Crafting with CNC mills, routers and other power tools isn't all that easy, especially if you're new to it. You'll frequently want a template, and it's all too easy to mess up a cut if you haven't ...

If you've been itching to add AR to your DIY with a handheld CNC, you'll be happy to know that Shaper's Origin augmented reality power cutter will once again be available for purchase. Originally ...

If somebody asked you to visualize a CNC router, you’d probably think of some type of overhead gantry that moves a cutting tool over a stationary workpiece. It’s a straightforward enough design, but ...

Professional makers and woodworkers may be interested to know that the Shaper Origin cutter equipped with augmented reality technology will be once again available to purchase in a few days time from ...

LEBANON, Ind. - The Shaper Origin, a hand-held router steered by a smart-phone sized guidance system, has begun taking pre-orders. Developed by an MIT student when he had trouble building picture ...