What matters, though, is that they've learned to join wood and make it watertight.

THE two most common fasteners for joining wood are nails and wood screws.

You can join plastic with many of the same fasteners that are used to join wood and metal together.

Dead bodies, many charred and smoking, lay upon the ground in contorted positions of agony, joining splintered wood and broken glass from dozens of vandalized shops and stalls.

Glue is highly effective for joining wood when both surfaces of the joint are edge grain.

Swivel flange nuts are mostly used in joining wood and plastic.

Craftsmen and women forged swords, wove cloth, blew glass, threw pottery, joined wood.

Any half-decent journeyman can join wood smoothly.

Aged eight or nine, he started to carve wood, and at school he joined wood working classes.

Nails are good for joining wood together because the fibers grip and hold the nail.