Wood joint a joint formed by two boards, timbers, or sheets of wood that are held together by nails, fasteners, pegs, or glue. wood joint a joint formed by two boards. List of joints traditional woodworking joints. butt joint; the end of a piece of wood is butted against another piece of wood. this is the simplest and weakest joint.. A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joinery technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery (carpentry) including furniture, cabinets, carcase construction.
