Abstract: An apparatus for shaping a wooden workpiece according to a template configuration including a carriage supported on a motion translating device displaceable either longitudinally or transversely. A template follower is secured to the carriage and is engagable with selected templates. Any of a selected number of cutter heads may be brought into engagement with the workpiece by rotating a turret carrying the selected cutters to the desired position and engaging the cutter shaft with the motor shaft at a detachable coupling. Another embodiment of the invention utilizes a pantograph mechanism and is adaptable for use with conventional shapers.