Patent ID: 6889589

Claim:
A guide for stabilizing a saw blade, said guide comprising: a guide block having a first polygonal shaped surface for engaging a surface of said saw blade and a second opposing surface; a single, threaded shaft extending outwardly from a centerpoint of said second surface of said guide block, said threaded shaft having a head on a first end thereof, said head rotatably engaging said guide block, and a second end received in a mounting bracket of a saw mill, wherein said guide block is supported by only said single threaded shaft; a securing nut threadably engaging an outer threaded surface of said threaded shaft and positioned between said mounting bracket and said guide block, said securing nut being rotatable with respect to said threaded shaft such that a surface of the securing nut engages the second surface of said guide block upon rotation into engagement therewith thereby rendering the threaded shaft nonrotatable in relation to the guide block.