: I wrote a reply in my usual length and it got eaten as I tried sending it, so
: rather than remember what i wrote I'm just sending a picture. This tool
: costs $59.99 from Sears. You could build something similar rather easily.
: Look for routers and router tables and accessories.
: It should certainly be usefull for copying the spoon shape of a paddle blade.
: Roughing out blades in this manner would be a fast way to get them even.
: Final shaping with sandpaper should complete things.

Paul, I have one of those Sears Pantograms(sp.)in storage that I haven't used for a few years. I need to rethink what it could be used for.

: Sear had another router gadget that resembled a cross between a lathe and a
: router. Your original table leg, post, gunstock, or other odd shaped item
: sat below the router, which slid along a pair of rails. the piece you were
: cutting could rotate 360 degrees, and so could your original part, so the
: router could cut all sides. I haven't seen one of those in a few years.

I saw one of these set up in a Sears store about 30 years ago. It had a wood screw that had been cut that was about 3 foot long and was also used for making table legs, bats, etc. It had a crank at the end that moved along the router as I dimly remember.

John