Pocket hole jig

A pocket hole jig for locating pocket holes in a workpiece, the pocket hole jig comprising:

• a base having a rest surface to engage the workpiece;
• a body disposed on the base and slidable relative to the base in a first linear direction, the body including a drill bit passageway defined therein, the drill bit passageway extending in a direction that is angled obliquely relative to the rest surface;
• and
• a fence disposed on the base and slidable relative to the base in a second linear direction, the second linear direction angled obliquely relative to the rest surface, the fence slidable between a raised position and a lowered position.

A pocket hole jig for locating pocket holes in a workpiece, the pocket hole jig comprising:

• a base including a base plate and first and second lateral side walls extending along the base plate;
• a body disposed between the first and second lateral side walls and slidable along the base in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, the body including a drill bit aperture angled relative to the base plate;
• and
• a fence movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the fence including a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface,
• wherein, with the body in a position relative to the base, the first contact surface is engageable with an end of the workpiece with the fence in the lowered position to place the base a predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece,
• wherein, with the body in the position relative to the base, the second contact surface is engageable with a face of a second workpiece abutting the end of the workpiece with the fence in the raised position to place the base the predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece,
• wherein the first contact surface is in a first position when the fence is in the raised position,
• wherein the first contact surface is in a second position when the fence is in the lowered position, and
• wherein the second position is forward of the first position.

A pocket hole jig for locating pocket holes in a workpiece, the pocket hole jig comprising:

• a base including a base plate and first and second lateral side walls extending along the base plate;
• a body disposed between the first and second lateral side walls and slidable along the base in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, the body including a drill bit aperture angled relative to the base plate;
• and
• a fence movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the fence including a first contact surface and a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface,
• wherein, with the body in a position relative to the base, the first contact surface is engageable with an end of the workpiece with the fence in the lowered position to place the base a predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece, and
• wherein, with the body in the position relative to the base, the second contact surface is engageable with a face of a second workpiece abutting the end of the workpiece with the fence in the raised position to place the base the predetermined distance from the end of the workpiece,
• wherein the first contact surface is in a first position when the fence is in the raised position,
• wherein the first contact surface is in a second position when the fence is in the lowered position, and
• wherein a distance between the first position and the second position is equal to a thickness of the fence.