Abstract: A jig having a guide block and a repositionable clamp for use with a saw for hand cutting tails and pins on the ends of boards to form a dovetail joint. The guide block has four planar sides that are joined to form a substantially square tube, the ends of which define guide faces that form an oblique angle with any plane orthogonal to the planar side of the guide block. A pair of magnets within the body of the guide block, each covered by a low friction pad firmly engage the saw and keep it in contact with the guide faces throughout the cutting operation. The guide block also has two orthogonal wing surfaces for positioning the guide block against a face of a board to orient the guide faces either: (a) square to the end of the board and at an angle to its faces, or (b) square to its faces and at an angle to the end of the board. The repositionable clamp is secured to the guide block for clamping it to the board in either of the two alternative positions.

Abstract: A jig having a guide block and a repositionable clamp for use with a saw for hand cutting tails and pins on the ends of boards to form a dovetail joint. The guide block has four planar sides that are joined to form a substantially square tube, the ends of which define guide faces that form an oblique angle with any plane orthogonal to the planar side of the guide block. A pair of magnets within the body of the guide block, each covered by a low friction pad firmly engage the saw and keep it in contact with the guide faces throughout the cutting operation. The guide block also has two orthogonal wing surfaces for positioning the guide block against a face of a board to orient the guide faces either: (a) square to the end of the board and at an angle to its faces, or (b) square to its faces and at an angle to the end of the board. The repositionable clamp is secured to the guide block for clamping it to the board in either of the two alternative positions.

Abstract: A plane having an easily removable blade positionable in use flush against the work surface. A magnet attached to the underside of the handle of the plane secures the blade to the handle. The blade may be positioned on the handle with the cutting edge exposed or simply reversed to store the cutting edge of the blade under the handle.

Abstract: A pin router arm for attachment to a router table, and a mechanism that attaches to a plunge router to conveniently and accurately move the router body relative to the router base in order to adjust the position of a router bit in the router relative to the router table. Substantial excursions in router bit position are made by moving a handle up or down using a handle or a foot pedal, and small excursions are made using a micro-adjust mechanism that has a detent set screw and cooperating structure to facilitate adjustment of the micro-adjust mechanism by very small predetermined increments. The pin router arm can hold interchangeable sizes of guide pins and is easily and quickly mounted on and removable from the router table.

Abstract: A dividing rule that allows the user to divide a workpiece into equal divisions with heightened accuracy and ease. The dividing rule is a plate with pins attached at the corners of the plate which help position the plate on the workpiece. Holes marked with appropriate divisions are located on the plate so that the user, to partition the workpiece into equal divisions, simply marks the workpiece using the holes that coincide with the desired number of divisions.

Abstract: A carpenter's gauge for use as a marking gauge or a compass includes a compass bar, a pin carrier, and a marking instrument holder. The compass bar is an elongated bar having a slot formed along its center. The pin carrier slides along the compass bar and includes a pin holder and a knob located opposite the pin holder along the compass bar. The pin holder includes a reference surface that lies substantially in line with a pin held by the pin holder. The knob allows the pin holder to be rotated between a first position where the reference surface lies parallel to the compass bar, and a second position where the reference surface lies perpendicular to the compass bar. When the reference surface lies perpendicular to the compass bar, the gauge may be used as a marking gauge or a compass by inserting a marking instrument into the marking instrument holder. Etched markings along the compass bar indicate the distance between the reference surface or pin and the marking instrument.

Abstract: A carver's vise for holding a workpiece to be carved includes a base mounted to a workbench, a clamp mechanism, a mounting plate, and a mounting plate shaft clamped to a base connector by the clamp mechanism. The base includes an angled portion that extends upwardly from a rear of the base to a point near the front of the base closer to the user. The clamp mechanism includes a clamp head holding the mounting plate shaft against the base connector, a clamp shaft located in a bore of the base connector, and a handle that tightens or releases the clamp from the base connector. When the handle releases the clamp head, the mounting plate is free to rotate about the clamp shaft. Grooves in the base connector and an O-ring allow the mounting plate to rotate in discrete angular increments. The mounting plate may also rotate about the clamp shaft and move back and forth through the clamp head.

Abstract: A router table sled for use with a router table and a router table fence includes an arm assembly that rides along the fence and a strut assembly that supports the workpiece. The arm assembly includes a slider that slides along an upper edge of the fence and an arm attached to an upper edge of the slide. The arm is usually in a position perpendicular to the slide. The arm is also coupled to a strut assembly that includes a main strut, and two additional struts located beneath the main strut. Each strut includes a longitudinally-centered T-shaped slot formed into top, front, and rear faces. The front faces of each strut lie substantially within the same plane. The two lower struts have opposing edges that are spaced a predetermined distance from each other. When a workpiece is clamped to the faces of the struts, an edge may be placed against the fence. The workpiece may then be moved across the router bit to produce a square cut.