Patent ID: 7717145

Claim:
A jig apparatus for use with a router to aid in the removal of material for forming an interconnection between workpieces, the jig apparatus comprising: a base comprising a front side extending generally vertically and a top side extending generally horizontally; a template mounting system coupled to the base; a template removably mounted to the template mounting system, the template comprising: a plurality of guide fingers forming a top surface adapted to support a base of the router for movement relative to the template and a guide surface generally perpendicular to the top surface, the guide surface contacting a router guide to guide movement of the router relative to the template; and a router support removably connected to the base and spaced apart from the template, the router support comprising a top surface adapted to at least partially support the base of the router for movement relative to the template, wherein the router support top surface is substantially coplanar with the template guide fingers top surface.