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Butt joint Workbench

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Butt joint marked out — the state the viewer opens from: layout lines scribed, no waste removed yet.
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Tap Rotate, then drag to rotate. Two fingers move or zoom. Double-tap to refit. Turn Rotate off to scroll from the stage.

Parameter controls need the 3D renderer; this device shows the drawn defaults.

Geometry
22 mm7/8 in
90 mm3 9/16 in
the end cut square
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Glue area
1980 mm²3.07 in²
Parts
2
Cuts
1
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Cut list, finished sizes at the current settings
PartWidthThicknessCutsDeepest cut
Board A90 mm3 9/16 in22 mm7/8 in16 mm1/4 in
Board B90 mm3 9/16 in22 mm7/8 in0—

Board length along the grain is a display convention in the model and is not listed.

About this joint

A butt joint (a butted joint) brings two square-cut ends together in line and holds them with glue, a fastener or a plate. Nothing interlocks and nothing is removed to form the joint, so all of its behaviour comes from how square the ends are cut and what reinforces them.

Read the Butt joint guide