Saw guide apparatus and method

A method of using a power hand saw having a circular saw blade that is offset a given distance from an edge of a foot member to selectively saw an angled cut in a construction member, comprising the steps of:

• providing a saw guide that is shaped as a right triangle, said saw guide having (1) a 90-degree saw guide edge, (2) a wood guide having arms which form a T-shape on the guide, said wood guide edge meeting said 90-degree saw guide edge at a right angle and is adapted to physically engage a side of a construction member to be cut, (3) an angled saw guide edge, (4) a movable 90-degree marker surface that is mounted within said right triangle, extends parallel to said 90-degree saw guide edge, and is adjustable so as to position said 90-degree marker surface said given saw blade distance from said 90-degree saw guide edge, and (5) an angled marker surface that is mounted within said right triangle, extends parallel to said angled saw guide edge, and is adjustable so as to position said marker surface said given saw blade distance from said angled saw guide edge;
• adjusting the angled marker surface parallel to the angled saw guide edge so that said angled marker surface is said given saw blade distance from the angled saw guide edge;
• providing a first mark on said construction member to identify a desired location of a desired cut;
• positioning said saw guide at a first position with said wood guide edge on one side surface of said construction member, and with the angled saw guide edge coincident with said first mark,
• providing a second mark on said construction member coincident with the angled marker surface parallel to the angled saw guide;
• moving said saw guide to a second position with said wood guide edge on one side surface of said construction member, and angled saw guide edge coincident with said second mark;
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• using said hand saw to saw the angled cut in said construction member as said edge of said foot member is guided by said angled saw guide edge.

A saw guide comprising:

• a unitary rigid member shaped in the form of a right triangle having first and second generally parallel and flat planar surfaces that are spaced a first given distance apart;
• said member having a first saw guide edge extending generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces;
• said member having a wood guide edge extending generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces, said wood guide edge having a length;
• said first saw guide edge and said wood guide edge meeting to form a right angle;
• said member having a second saw guide edge extending generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces and meeting said first saw guide edge and said wood guide edge so as to form a triangle therewith;
• said wood guide edge having arms extending generally perpendicular from said first and second surfaces along the length of said wood guide edge;
• a first manually adjustable marker guide movably mounted within said member;
• said first marker guide having a 90-degree marker surface that extends generally parallel to said first saw guide edge and generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces;
• said first marker guide being constructed and arranged so as to not extend beyond said first and second planar surfaces;
• said 90-degree marker surface being adapted to be positioned a second given distance from said first saw guide edge as measured generally parallel to said first and second surfaces;
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• a second manually adjustable marker guide movably mounted within said member;
• said second marker guide having a second marker surface that extends generally parallel to said second saw guide edge and generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces;
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• said second marker surface being adapted to be positioned said second given distance from said second saw guide edge as measured generally parallel to said first and second surfaces.

A manually operable saw guide for use with a power hand saw to selectively saw either a 90-degree cut or a 45-degree cut through a construction material member selected from the group consisting of 2.times.4, 2.times.6 and 2.times.8, the hand saw having a planar and rectangular foot member through which a circular saw blade extends generally perpendicular to the plane of the foot member, the saw blade being positioned parallel to one edge of the foot member and being spaced a given distance from said one edge, the saw guide comprising:

• a unitary and rigid member shaped in the form of a right triangle having first and second generally parallel, flat, and triangular shaped surfaces;
• said member having a 90-degree saw guide edge extending generally perpendicular between said first and second surfaces;
• said member having a wood guide edge;
• said wood guide edge having arms extending generally perpendicular between and extending beyond said first and second surfaces and adapted to physically engage one 2-inch side of the construction material member;
• said 90-degree saw guide edge and said wood guide edge meeting to form a substantially right angle;
• said member having a 45-degree saw guide edge extending generally perpendicular between said first and second surfaces and meeting said 90-degree saw guide edge and said wood guide edge so as to form a 45-degree right triangle therewith;
• a 90-degree manually-adjustable marker guide movably mounted in said member;
• said 90-degree marker guide having a marker surface that extends generally parallel to said 90-degree saw guide edge and generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces;
• said 90-degree marker guide being constructed and arranged so as to not extend beyond said first and second surfaces;
• said 90-degree marker guide being adapted to position said marker surface said given saw distance from said 90-degree saw guide edge;
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• a 45-degree manually-adjustable marker guide movably mounted in said member;
• said 45-degree marker guide having a 45-degree marker surface that extends generally parallel to said 45-degree saw guide edge and generally perpendicular to said first and second surfaces;
• said 45-degree marker guide being constructed and arranged so as to not extend beyond said first and second surfaces;
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• said 45-degree marker guide being adapted to position said 45 degree marker surface said given saw distance from said 45-degree saw guide edge.

A manually operable saw guide for use with a power hand saw having a circular saw blade that is offset a given distance from and is parallel to a linear edge of a foot member, the saw guide being usable to selectively saw either a 90-degree cut or an angled cut through sawable materials, the saw guide comprising:

• a rigid and planar member shaped as a right triangle;
• said member having a 90-degree saw guide edge;
• said member having a wood guide edge that meets said 90-degree saw guide edge at a right angle;
• said wood guide edge having arms that extend generally perpendicular from said member and is adapted to physically engage a linear side of a 4-inch wide sawable material, a linear side of a 6-inch wide sawable material, or a linear side of an 8-inch wide sawable material;
• said member having an angled saw guide edge;
• said member having a 90-degree manually adjustable pencil guide movably mounted in said member and having a first pencil guide surface that extends parallel to said 90-degree saw guide edge and is positioned said given saw blade distance from said 90-degree saw guide edge;
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• said member having an angled manually adjustable pencil guide movably mounted in said member and having a second pencil guide surface that extends parallel to said angled saw guide edge and is positioned said given saw blade distance from said angled saw guide edge.