Patent ID: 7594526
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: B27B,B27F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of cutting boards for a box joint on a table saw having a saw blade, comprising the steps of: mounting a jig on the table saw, wherein said jig has an elongated spacer mounted on and extending between a pair of spaced guide bars moveably mounted in a pair of channels formed in the table saw; clamping at least two boards in an offset relationship in a board clamp slidably moveably mounted on the spacer; positioning the clamped boards relative to the saw blade of the table saw; inserting an engagement pin through aligned holes formed in the board clamp and spacer to position the offset boards in a selected fixed position on the spacer; cutting a first groove through the pair of boards; repositioning the clamped boards relative to the table saw blade by slidably moving the board clamp along the spacer in a direction transverse to the saw blade; and cutting a second groove spaced apart from the first groove in the pair of clamped boards.