<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">finger joints</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>locking joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>comb joints</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>finger joint</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, finger</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In carpentry, joints made by cutting a set of complementary cuts, usually three or more, in two pieces of wood, in such a way that they interlock when joined. A common use of finger joints is to form long pieces of lumber from shorter boards. ]]></note></mads>