Cutting guide and board assembly

Claim 1

A cutting guide and board assembly comprising a grooved board and a straight guide element, said element being secured to opposite sides of said board and extending across the upper surface of smae, said board having a vertical groove and a beveled groove in the upper surface of said board, said grooves extending parallel to one another in spaced apart relationship, said guide element being an elongated angled flexible bar of single-piece construction having a beveled edge and a straight edge on the opposite longitudinal sides of said bar and in registered alignment with said beveled groove and said vertical groove respectively, said straight edge being an upwardly bent portion having an upright vertical surface that extends normal to the upper surface of said board, said beveled edge including an angular projection that comprises an upwardly bent angled portion followed by a downwardly bent angled portion that extends upwardly with respect to said board, said downwardly bent angled portion providing an angled side that affords a guide for a cutting member, squaring means at each of said opposite sides of the board and said guide bar being secured to the opposite, sides to bridge said upper surface leaving a space between said surface and the bottom of said bar, whereby sheet and board material can be inserted in said space below said bar and manually cut using said grooves and the edges of said longitudinal sides as cooperating guides.