I have the Magnets for it, but as yet only a name badge that used the magnet ability. I have been playing a bit with spring latches taking advantage of small amounts of springiness in the wood but all of that is still im my head and not the work as yet.
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Huh I thought you were the one who sanded magnets flush? I should have searched.
Huh searching doesnāt yield anything, itās a tough thing to search for. I stand corrected.
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Only at the moment 
I will seek to make it true,
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These are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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Awwwwsome! Thanks for taking the time to share!
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You have taken finger joints to a level which has not been seen in 100 yrs!!! I make boxes and would love to learn more. Hope we can chat in greater detail. Synapseps@gmail.com
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Do it here, not in email, so the rest of us can benefit too. Thatās the beauty of sharing in the forum! 
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Wowee wow! I must have been on a very extended lunch break or something when you posted this. These are so stunning! Your abilities are over the top.
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Sure, Iām happy to answer any questions you might have. Just post them here like @geek2nurse suggested.
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Really inspiring work guys. Hereās some more inspiration after you all got me searching: āJapanese Joineryā https://thejoinery.jp & http://bit.ly/2QUedNu although with the angles I guess not all will be possible on the 
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That second link is all kinds of awesome!
Itās been a whileā¦has anyone come up with any new finger joint types to add?
#necrogame
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Your gap-toothed variant on the mastermind set still makes me furious that I didnāt think of it 
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OK, so finger joints are just too practical because they align the corner. I do not use them because I donāt like glue; I like glue - it works.
Glowforgers have gotten so that they think the only way to join material is with a finger joint. But classic finger joints are sooo boring., & you have addressed that. Thanks for the inspiration.
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My experience is that they are way stronger, I like the look of small finger joints over big ones, though on end grain they can be very small side grain can have problems.
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wow! Just WOW! This is amazing work! And thanks for sharing your design process!
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Yes, they are way stronger for sure. I guess that the casual ease with which one can finger joint a corner kind of irritates me from the wood joinery point of view & that is just snobbishness on my part I know.
For example, I have built numerous cabinets and never dovetailed a drawer. Modern wood glues are so good that a dovetail joint for a drawer is superfluous for strength. but man does it scream craftmanship. If I build a dovetailed drawer it will be done with hand tools in the traditional way and not with a router. Snobby huh? I know.
The glowforged charred edges just beg me to cut them extra long and sand then clean 
Please do not let my utopian views dissuade anyone from finger jointing a corner - I do it myself LOL
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Like this?
I go back and forth depending if I like the effect in the design
In this case it worked with the other engraved bitsā¦
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That is what Iām talkinā about! Nice work.
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