Woodworker's Journal

Butt Joint Variations

f you took shop class in school or have been making things from wood since childhood, a butt joint is likely the very first wood-to-wood connection you ever made. And it’s one that we all continue to make throughout our woodworking careers. In fact, most projects are impossible to build without using butt joints in some capacity.

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