Photo Index - J. H. Blaisdell & Co. - Upright Shaper

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. H. Blaisdell & Co.
Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:	1" spindle, 36" diameter table
Submitted By:	Timothy Juvenal

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Upright Shaper
Date of Manufacturer:	1876
Serial Number:	5
Last Updated	10/4/2010 9:06:14 AM

Comments:

Local fellow stopped by and asked if I would be interested in the machine before he scrapped it. He had used the shaper to make moldings for houses that he and his son had built.

Photo 1:

Comments: Shaper with 1873 patent Orum cutter installed.
Source: in the shop

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Photo 2:

Comments: Close-up showing the handwheel for raising the table.
Source: my shop

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Photo 3:

Comments: Lower tapered bronze bearing assembly.
Source: my shop

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Photo 4:

Comments: With the top removed.
Source: my shop

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Photo 5:

Comments: Showing the upper bearing housing, with the bearing removed.
Source: my shop

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Comments: Orum cutters that came with the machine.
Source: my shop

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