A finger joint, also known as acomb joint, is awoodworking joint made by cutting a set of complementary, interlocking profiles in two pieces ofwood, which are thenglued. The cross-section of the joint resembles the interlocking of fingers between two hands, hence the name "finger joint". The sides of each profile increases the surface area for gluing, resulting in a strong bond, stronger than abutt joint but not very visually appealing. Finger joints are regularly confused withbox joints, which are used for corners of boxes or box-like constructions.
Finger joints are generally created by using identical profiles for both pieces. They are made complementary by rotation or translation of the tool with respect to the workpiece. Typically a finger router bit is used, but spindle moulders can also be used. Manual cutting of finger joints is time-consuming and error prone hence rarely done except in craft pieces.
A tapered or scarfed finger joint is the most common joint used to form long pieces of lumber from solid boards; the result is finger-jointedlumber.
The finger joint can also be valuable when creatingbaseboards,moulding or trim, and can be used in such things asfloor boards, anddoor construction.
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