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What is a finger-joint?
A finger-joint is a method by which mills can use wood that might otherwise be too full of knots to
be usable. The knots are cut out of the wood, and the pieces are then glued back together.
This joint is not just a squared off glue joint, however. A simple butt end joint relies entirely
on the glue for its strength, and has only a small area to work in. By increasing the area that the
glue is applied over, the strength of the joint increases as well. Thus, a finger-joint is milled so
that each piece has a series of "fingers" that interlock with the other piece. Then the glue is spread
over an area that is many times larger than the simple butt-joint.
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