shaper
Machine for contouring
A shaper is someone or something that gives form to something else.
A shaper of policy influences how decisions are made.
In woodworking, a shaper is a machine tool that cuts flat surfaces by moving a blade back and forth across a workpiece.
Surfboard shapers craft the contours of boards by hand or machine.
Skilled manual tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- woodworkerTimber craftsperson
- potterMaker of clay vessels
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
weaver · tailor · cobbler · glassblower · jeweler · luthier · goldsmith · silversmith
Edged carving implement
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- carvingShaping by cutting away
maquette · bust · figurine · relief · bas-relief · plaster · armature · modeling
Winged flying vehicle
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- latheRotating shaping machine
- spokeshaveTool for curving wood
- drawknifeTwo-handled pulling blade
rasp · chisel · jig · template · workbench · veneer · laminate · mortise
Form-giving container
- castingShaping through liquid form
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- extrusionPushing through a die
- compressionForcing into smaller space
thermoforming · rotational · diecast · resin · silicone · polymer · foundry · die
Detailed technical drawing
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
form · layout · composition · aesthetics · ergonomics · geometry · symmetry · motif
Wood-smoothing machine
- spokeshaveTool for curving wood
- drawknifeTwo-handled pulling blade
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
template · stringer · fiberglass · resin · rocker · rail · concave · channel
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
leader · guide · mastermind · kingmaker · powerbroker · strategist · architect · mover
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- woodworkerTimber craftsperson
- potterMaker of clay vessels
blacksmith · weaver · tailor · cobbler · glassblower · jeweler · luthier · goldsmith · silversmith · tinsmith
chisel
Edged carving implement
carving · maquette · bust · figurine · relief · bas-relief · plaster · armature · modeling · bronze
plane
Winged flying vehicle
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- latheRotating shaping machine
- spokeshaveTool for curving wood
drawknife · rasp · chisel · jig · template · workbench · veneer · laminate · mortise · dovetail
mold
Form-giving container
compression · thermoforming · rotational · diecast · resin · silicone · polymer · foundry · die · press
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
pattern · form · layout · composition · aesthetics · ergonomics · geometry · symmetry · motif · contour
planer
Wood-smoothing machine
- spokeshaveTool for curving wood
- drawknifeTwo-handled pulling blade
- raspCoarse shaping tool
router · template · stringer · fiberglass · resin · rocker · rail · concave · channel
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
influencer · leader · guide · mastermind · kingmaker · powerbroker · strategist · architect · mover · changemaker
- power toolscordless drill, table saw, miter saw, lathe, band saw
- shaping toolschisel, file, rasp, plane, gouge
- machine toolslathe, mill, milling machine, drill press, grinder
- network QoSqueue management, RSVP, jitter, throughput, packet loss
- woodwind suppliesreed, reeds, ligature, mouthpiece, swab
- tichelswrap style
shaperfollower
One who supports another
receiver · shaped · subject · object · conformist
shaperdestroyer
One that ruins completely
demolisher · wrecker · dismantler · ruiner · undoer
shapermill
Grain-crushing facility
milling machine · planer · lathe · grinder · drill press
- out of shapeLacking physical conditioning
- in shapePhysically well-conditioned
- good shapePhysically fit condition
- shape upImprove behavior or performance
- shaping upProgressing toward completion
- take shapeGradually become distinct
shape, shaping, reshape, shapes, shapely, shapeless, misshapen, reshaping, unshaped