Abstract: In one or more arrangements, a doweling jig system is presented having a drill guide block and an alignment member operably connected to the drill guide block. The drill guide block includes one or more drill guides. The alignment member is configured to engage a surface of a workpiece component. In one or more arrangements, the alignment member has one or more alignment features configured to facilitate positioning of alignment member along the surface of the workpiece component to facilitate the positioning of the one or more drill guides for drilling a dowel hole in the workpiece component. In one or more arrangements, the drill guide block is selectably detachable from alignment member, for example, for storage, transportation, and/or interchanging between a plurality of different drill guide blocks configured for drilling different size dowel holes.

Abstract: A self-adjusting pocket hole jig system is presented having a base, an upright assembly operably connected to the base, a clamp and drill guide assembly operably connected to the upright assembly, and an actuator assembly operably connected to the clamp and drill guide assembly. The clamp and drill guide assembly is configured to move along the upright assembly in response to movement of a handle of the actuator assembly upward and downward. Movement of the handle downward automatically adjusts the height of the clamp and drill guide assembly based on thickness of the workpiece for drilling of a pocket hole. In one or more arrangements, rotation of the handle downward from a non-clamping position to a clamping position simultaneously locks the clamp and drill guide assembly in place along the upward assembly and clamps the workpiece between the clamp and drill guide assembly and a backstop of the base.

Abstract: In one or more arrangements, a pocket hole jig system having a stationary upright is presented. In one or more arrangements, the pocket hole jig system has a base, an upright assembly having a guide, a clamping assembly having a handle portion and a workpiece support member, and a drill guide assembly. In one or more arrangements, the guide of the upright assembly provides a path of travel for the drill guide assembly downward and forward towards the workpiece support member at an angle and upward and away from the workpiece support member at an angle, and wherein the workpiece support member is configured to move in a path parallel to the generally planar work surface of the upper surface of the base. In one or more arrangements, the workpiece support member is configured to travel a fixed distance between a fully disengaged position to a fully clamped position.

Abstract: In one or more arrangements, a guide system for woodworking operations is presented which has a rail and a pair of side members operably connected to, and adjustable along a length of, the rail. In one or more arrangements, the side members are connected directly to the rail while in other arrangements the side members are indirectly connected to the rail, such as through use of a front member. In some various arrangements, the side members are laterally adjustable in order to accommodate various shapes, sizes, and configurations of base plates on various cutting members.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a project support system is provided having a base, a dial, a top cover, a moveable member, and a mechanical assembly. The dial is rotatably connected to the base. The top cover has an opening. The mechanical assembly is configured to extend the movable member upward through the opening to a fully extended position in response to the dial being rotated in a first direction relative to the base, thereby providing a smaller upper surface for support of a workpiece. The mechanical assembly is further configured to retract the movable member downward back through the opening to a fully retracted position in response to the dial being rotated in a second opposite direction relative the base, thereby providing a larger upper surface for support of the workpiece.

Abstract: In one or more arrangements, a bar clamp system is presented. The system includes an elongated bar, an end stop assembly operably connected to and moveable along the elongated bar, and a handle assembly operably connected to and moveable along the elongated bar. The end stop assembly includes an actuator, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The handle assembly includes a clamp actuator, a release actuator, and a clamp mechanism operably connected to the clamp actuator and the release actuator. In one or more arrangements, the end stop assembly and handle assembly each have a clamp plate having a clamping surface. To facilitate clamping, the end stop assembly and handle assembly can be repositioned on the elongated bar with the clamping surfaces facing toward each other. To facilitate spreading, the clamping surfaces can be positioned facing away from each other.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a project support system is provided having a base, a dial, a top cover, a moveable member, and a mechanical assembly. The dial is rotatably connected to the base. The top cover has an opening. The mechanical assembly is configured to extend the movable member upward through the opening to a fully extended position in response to the dial being rotated in a first direction relative to the base, thereby providing a smaller upper surface for support of a workpiece. The mechanical assembly is further configured to retract the movable member downward back through the opening to a fully retracted position in response to the dial being rotated in a second opposite direction relative the base, thereby providing a larger upper surface for support of the workpiece.