Nails, screws and glue are the most common ways to join wood together. When making these joins, wood can be arranged and joined differently for increased strength and stability. A butt joint and a ...

and you usually need fasteners to strengthen it. Other types of joints call for shaping or cutting the wood, which serves the ...

This interesting joint comes to us from [Jiskar Schmitz], who designed it for quick, solid, joints without the need for glue or fasteners ... although wood seems to be the best application.

but the next step is properly joining the wood together. For beginners, we'll be joining the pieces using fasteners such as screws -- with or without glue -- as the most effective option.

We really love when makers make their construction techniques evident in an aesthetically-pleasing way, and [Laura Kampf] has created a clever joint that reveals how a piece is made. [Kampf] is a ...