Patent ID: 8479630

Claim:
A saw guide for guiding the travel of a saw blade when cutting a workpiece, the saw guide comprising: a housing having a basal surface, and a guide surface provided with magnetic means for urging the saw blade into guiding alignment with the guide surface, the guide surface further comprising at least one projection adapted to space the saw blade from the guide surface so as to prevent direct scraping contact by teeth of the saw blade therewith during use, the at least one projection and the guide surface further being sized and shaped such that a scribing mark made on the workpiece with a pencil or the like when braced against the guide surface with the basal surface of the saw guide located on the workpiece corresponds to a line of cut that will be made by the saw blade when the saw blade is in guiding alignment with the guide surface, and; a plurality of retractable guide members, at least one on each side of the housing, arranged so as to be moveable between a first, retracted position in which they do not project beyond the basal surface, and a second, extended position in which they do project beyond the basal surface.