Architectural millwork jig

A jig for supporting a strip while one end face of the strip is being cut with a powered jig saw cutting into the end face of the strip, with the powered jig saw comprising a foot having two toes and a blade reciprocating between the two toes, with the strip comprising two ends, with each of the ends of the strip comprising one end face, with the jig comprising, in combination:

• a) a base, wherein the base comprises a first surface running in a first direction;
• b) clamp, wherein the clamp is fixed relative to the base for clamping the strip on the first surface of the base such that the strip is clamped in the first direction;
• c) a table engaged to the base, wherein the table comprises a face and a through opening, with the through opening of the table being generally aligned with the first direction such that the strip is (generally alignable with the through opening of the table and such that one end face of the strip is disposed adjacent to the through opening of the table when the strip is clamped to the base whereby said end face of the strip is cut with the blade of the powered jig saw while the foot of the jig saw rides on the face of the table about the through opening of the table;
• d) wherein the table is swingable about a first axis such that the table is aligned with said end face of the strip that is to be cut;
• e) wherein the first axis is adjustable in height relative to the base;
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• f) wherein the table comprises edges forming the through opening, wherein the first direction comprises a first straight line flush with the first surface of the base, and wherein the first straight line when extended in a straight line extends to the through opening to be disposed in the through opening and spaced from the edges of the through opening.

A jig for supporting a strip while one end face of the strip is being cut with a powered jig saw cutting into the end face of the strip, with the powered jig saw comprising a foot having two toes and a blade reciprocating between the two toes, with the strip comprising two ends, with each of the ends of the strip comprising one end face, with the end faces having one angle relative to sides of the strip and with the end faces having another angle relative to faces of the strip, with the jig comprising, in combination:

• a base, wherein the base comprises a first surface running in a first direction, and wherein the strip is disposable on the first surface of the base in the first direction;
• b) a table engaged to the base, wherein the table comprises a flat face and a through opening extending through the flat face, with the through opening of the table being generally aligned with the first direction such that the strip is generally alignable with the through opening of the table and such that one end face of the strip is disposed adjacent to the through opening of the table when the strip is on the base whereby said end face of the strip is cut with the blade of the powered jig saw while the foot of the jig saw rides on the flat face of the table about the through opening of the table;
• c) wherein the table is swingable about first and second axes such that the table is aligned with each of the angles of said end face of the strip that is to be cut, with the first and second axes running transversely to each other;
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• d) wherein the table comprises edges forming the through opening, wherein the first direction comprises a first straight line flush with the first surface of the base, and wherein the first straight line when extended in a straight line extends to the through opening to be disposed in the through opening and spaced from the edges of the through opening.

A jig for supporting a strip while one end face of the strip is being cut with a powered jig saw cutting into the end face of the strip, with the powered jig saw comprising a foot having two toes and a blade reciprocating between the two toes, with the strip comprising two ends, with each of the ends of the strip comprising one end face, with the jig comprising, in combination:

• a) a base, wherein the base comprises a first surface running in a first direction;
• b) wherein the strip is disposed on the first surface of the base such that the strip is disposed in the first direction;
• c) a table engaged to the base, wherein the table comprises a face and a through opening, with the through opening of the table being generally aligned with the first direction such that the strip is generally alignable with the through opening of the table and such that one end face of the strip is disposed adjacent to the through opening of the table when the strip is on the first surface of the base whereby said end face of the strip is cut with the blade of the powered jig saw while the foot of the jig saw rides on the face of the table about the through opening of the table;
• d) wherein the table is swingable about a first axis such that the table is aligned with said end face of the strip that is to be cut;
• e) wherein the table further comprises a pair of legs to space the table from the base, with the table being swingable relative to each of the legs and with at least one of the legs being drawable to and away from the base to swing the table relative to the base;
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• f) wherein the table comprises edges forming the through opening, wherein the first direction comprises a first straight line flush with the first surface of the base, and wherein the first straight line when extended in a straight line extends to the through opening to be disposed in the through opening and spaced from the edges of the through opening.

A jig for supporting a strip while one end face of the strip is being cut with a powered jig saw cutting into the end face of the strip, with the powered jig saw comprising a foot having two toes and a blade reciprocating between the two toes, with the strip comprising two ends, with each of the ends of the strip comprising one end face, with the jig comprising, in combination:

• a) a base, wherein the base comprises a first surface running in a first direction;
• b) wherein the strip is disposed on the first surface of the base such that the strip is disposed in the first direction;
• c) a table engaged to the base, wherein the table comprises a face and a through opening, with the through opening of the table being generally aligned with the first direction such that the strip is generally alignable with the through opening of the table and such that one end face of the strip is disposed adjacent to the through opening of the table when the strip is on the base whereby said end face of the strip is cut with the blade of the powered jig saw while the foot of the jig saw rides on the face of the table about the through opening of the table;
• d) wherein the table is swingable about a first axis such that the table is aligned with said end face of the strip that is to be cut;
• e) wherein the first axis is adjustable in height relative to the base;
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• f) wherein the table comprises edges forming the through opening, wherein the first direction comprises a first straight line flush with the first surface of the base, and wherein the first straight line when extended in a straight line extends to the through opening, to be disposed in the through opening and spaced from the edges of the through opening.