Joiner

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A joiner differs from a carpenter in that he or she cuts and fits joints in wood that do not use nails, usually in a workshop environment since the formation of the various joints generally requires non-portable machinery. A carpenter would normally work on site. Cabinet makers who specialise in manufacturing furniture are regarded as producing fine joinery.

The "joinery" and "joiner" usage is obsolete in the USA, although the main carpenters' trade union still calls itself the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

A "joiner" is also used in the sense of "member", for example, "a new joiner in our company".

A "joiner" would generaly produce items such as interior and exterior doors, windows, stairs, tables, bookshelves, etc.

[edit] See also

• Jointer, a woodworking tool used to flatten boards so that they may be attached or joined

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