Patent ID: 8156973

Claim:
A woodworking machine, comprising: (a) a support; (b) a movable carrier mounted on said support for slidable movement along said support; (c) a mounting plate assembly attachable to said support for supporting a cutting tool, said mounting plate assembly including a base plate having means for attachment to said support, and including first and second guide rails on said base plate and defining a space therebetween, and including a cutting tool support plate slidably disposed on said base plate within said space between said first and second guide rails, whereby said movable carrier is slidably movable along said support beneath said mounting plate assembly; and (d) a mortising plate attachable to said movable carrier beneath said mounting plate assembly, said mortising plate having a slotted surface for supporting a work piece thereon, wherein said slotted surface is disposable both horizontally and vertically with respect to said movable carrier.