ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,642, issued on Feb. 3.
"Tool and system for forming multiple woodworking joints" was invented by Luke Eckes (Eau Claire, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is described that is suitable for mounting in a variety of orientations and for forming a variety of woodworking joints at a high throughput. The apparatus is directed to a tool that couples with a power tool to either plunge into or cross feed through a workpiece. The apparatus is particularly well suited for forming biscuit dado, dado, mortise, tenon, floating tenon, dowel, bridle, half lap, tongue, and groove joints, without requiring significant tool changes."
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