Tool Review: Shaper Origin CNC - FineWoodworking
I have long admired the capabilities of CNC woodworking machines. They can handle a multitude of tasks quickly and with tremendous precision. But they have also required a lot of space and a large learning curve.
Rollie Johnson takes the Shaper Origin, a handheld CNC machine, for a test-drive, creating dovetailed keys, inlaying signatures, and even fitting finicky hinges.
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Tool Review: Shaper Origin CNC - FineWoodworking
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