Patent ID: 8128321

Claim:
A drilling template for use in jointing workpieces, with each of said workpieces including an end portion, a face, and a side, the template comprising: a. a substantially rectilinear bar with through holes through which holes can be drilled in said workpieces to effect said jointing; b. a first bolt passing through said bar in a direction which is perpendicular to said through holes; c. a first plurality of stacked tabs, wherein i. each of said first plurality of stacked tabs is pivotally attached to said first bolt, ii. each of said first plurality of stacked tabs has a particular thickness, iii. each of said first plurality of stacked tabs pivots in a plane which is perpendicular to said first bolt, iv. each of said first plurality of stacked tabs is independently pivotable between a first position in which said stacked tab is parallel to said rectilinear bar and a second position in which said stacked tab is perpendicular to said rectilinear bar; d. a second bolt passing through said bar in a direction which is perpendicular to said through holes; e. a second plurality of stacked tabs, wherein i. each of said second plurality of stacked tabs is pivotally attached to said second bolt, ii. each of said second plurality of stacked tabs has a particular thickness, iii. each of said second plurality of stacked tabs pivots in a plane which is perpendicular to said second bolt, iv. each of said second plurality of stacked tabs is independently pivotable between a first position in which said stacked tab is parallel to said rectilinear bar and a second position in which said stacked tab is perpendicular to said rectilinear bar; and f. whereby said user can offset said through holes relative to said face of said workpiece by a varying amount by rotating a selected stacked tab in said first plurality of stacked tabs and a selected stacked tab in said second plurality of stacked tabs into said second position and placing said stacked tabs in said second position flat against said face of said workpiece while said rectilinear bar is mated to said end of said workpiece.