A pocket hole jig utilizes a pair of adjustable drill guides attached at the front of a movable carriage to enable self-adjustment in pocket hole placement over a range of workpiece thicknesses. The carriage is slidably received on an angled base member and may be moved toward or away from a vertical base member used to support wooden workpieces. A locking mechanism retains the carriage in its adjusted position. The pair of drill guides are adjustably positioned towards or away from one another and relative to the pocket hole jig axis of symmetry, locating the pair of pocket hole drilling locations.

Method for open-loop and closed-loop control of a power tool, wherein the power tool is connected to at least one acquisition apparatus, comprising the following method steps: acquisition of a first distance value by a sensor; inputting of at least one distance-of-travel value into the acquisition apparatus by an input device; adjustment of the power tool from a first operating mode having at least a first operating characteristic into a second operating mode having at least a second operating characteristic; acquisition of at least a second distance value within a predetermined period of time; transmission of at least one signal from the acquisition apparatus to the power tool in dependence on the acquired at least second distance value; and adjustment of the power tool from the second operating mode into a third operating mode having at least a third operating characteristic after a predetermined signal has been received.