US Patent 8661954 Stock alignment gauge for a table saw

An apparatus for aligning stock to a blade of a table saw. The apparatus includes a substantially planar base plate, a guide slot bar coupled to a bottom surface of the base plate, and a stock alignment tool. The stock alignment tool includes a first substantially planar section having a straight edge and a second substantially planar section at a different height than the first substantially planar section, and the stock alignment tool is configured to be removably coupled to the substantially planar base plate to permit alignment of stock relative to the blade of the table saw. In addition, the guide slot bar is configured to be received within a guide slot of a table portion of the table saw.