Wood 101: Finger (Box) Joints

Finger joint or box combing (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Finger joints are used to join two pieces of wood together  usually at a right angle, see illustration to the right. These joints are called finger joints as they look like interlocking fingers or box joints since they are commonly used when constructing boxes or drawers . Using this type of joint is both functional and decorative. The fingers fit together and are then glued to form a strong joint.

My To Do & Wish To Do List!

My son and I will be making stress balls out of common household materials (Thanks to my niece Alecia!)	We will be creating a mural using repurposed lids from recycled containers (like the one pictured above)!
Building a toy box that looks like a giant Lego (using plans from Ana White)	Up-Cycling coffee creamer bottles  into bowling pins ( idea my son came up with)
Turning rocks into “Stone Buddies” not to be confused with “Pet Rocks®”	Building this support structure for our sugar snap pea container garden!
Building a loft bed for my boy (using plans from Ana White)	Making candles from recycled candles and crayons! (once I get into my storage unit and dig out the supplies)

I could list out projects I want to do all day but unfortunately I don't think you would be that interested so I will end it here. :)

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