I have a very basic understanding of shaping. I haven’t read EVERTHING. What I have read is repeating it’s self and becoming more familar to me. Learning it isn’t rocket science, but it’s an art that I haven’t seen first hand. Show me something once, I might not be great at it but I will understand it. If I love it, I will be great at it.
My friend put it to me this way," If some hippy stoner dude was able to make a board out of a block of foam, then you should be able to make one out of the blanks they have today"
OK, I went out and paid my $30. for the Shaping 101 movie. i can’t say it looks easy, but just seeing how everthing is done makes all the things I’ve read alot more in reach.