Patent ID: 6898864
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: B23Q,B27F

Abstract:
1. A template for making a tapered sliding dovetail groove in a workpiece, the template comprising: a groove guide made from a plate having a length, a width, a thickness, a top surface, a bottom surface, a perimeter and at least one groove having a longitudinal centerline, a first groove edge disposed in a first plane, a second groove edge disposed in a second plane, a first end having a minor width and a second end having a major width that is larger than the minor width, wherein the first end of the groove is located inward from the perimeter of the plate; and a locking section disposed on at least one of the first groove edge or the second groove edge, wherein at least a portion of the locking section is disposed in a plane that is different from the first plane or the second plane which corresponds to the first or second groove edge on which the locking section is located.