Abstract: The invention is a tool for marking the diagonal miter cut locations on the horizontal and vertical molding strips of a door or window and for spacing the strips from the edge of the jamb. The tool has parallel, spaced-apart, first and second surfaces, with means attached to the second surface for marking the miter cut locations. The tool also has parallel, spaced-apart, third and fourth surfaces, with the spacing between the third and fourth surfaces corresponding to the distance between the molding strip and the edge of the jamb. Preferably, the means are a pair of blades. In operation, the tool is positioned adjacent a jamb and a strip of door molding, and a swiping movement of the tool scores the strip to mark the miter cut location. The tool enables the precise marking and spacing of moldings relative to jambs or other pieces of molding where precise marking and spacing is required.

Abstract: The invention is a device for attaching a lifting cable or the like to a concrete block or other heavy object. The invention has a pair of pivoting cam members mounted to frame. The frame and cam members are dimensioned so that they can be fit within a space within the block when the device is in a relaxed condition. A linkage, which is connected to the lifting cable, drives the cam members outwardly against the walls of the space when the lifting cable is put in tension. This wedges the device in the space. The greater the tension in the lifting cable, the greater the wedging force.

Abstract: The invention disclosed and claimed here is a lumber-straightening device for manipulating a cross-wise structural member relative to an underlying support joist. It includes a base plate which is releasably mountable to the support beam by a pair of pegs which rest on opposite side surfaces of the support beam. A hand-operated cylindrical cam head is pivotably mounted to the base plate. The point of pivotable attachment is off-center relative to the center point of the cam head. This allows the cam head to push a sliding plate against the cross-wise member for bending it into a desired position relative to the support beam. The direction of travel of the sliding plate follows a line or axis defined by the pivot point of the cam head and a separate guide pine, spaced from such pivot point, that follows a groove in the sliding plate. This relationship converts rotational force to linear force.