Patent ID: 8695227

Claim:
An apparatus adapted to guide movement of a cutting instrument across a work piece at a desired measurement from an edge of the work piece, the apparatus comprising: a base having a lower surface that is substantially flat, the lower surface adapted to abut a first surface of the work piece; an abutment member extending from a first side of the base below the lower surface, the abutment member adapted to align the apparatus with a second surface of the work piece; a fence disposed on the base at an angle relative to the first side of the base, wherein the fence is adapted to guide the movement of the cutting instrument across the first surface of the work piece; a kick-up preventer extending from the fence away from the base, the kick-up preventer adapted to prevent the cutting instrument from kicking away from the first surface of the work piece; and a tape-measure mount adapted to mount a tape measure above an upper surface of the base.