ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,157, issued on Aug. 25.

"Carpentry tool and methods of using the same" was invented by David Borg (Negaunee, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carpentry tool that includes a main body including a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side each have a first end and a second end. The carpentry tool further includes an adjustable mechanism configured to adjust a cutting angle on a workpiece for a cutting device and a lead guide segment connected to the end of at least one of the first side and the second side. The lead guide segment is configured to align the cutting device for cutting the workpiece."

The pat...