Proceedings of a Seminar organized by Forintek Canada Corp. and held in 1984. Increasing product yield and value of solid wood fiber is a common denominator in the forest products industries of Canada and all lumber producing countries around the world. As the quality of the existing forest resources decrease, the forest products wood working and building industries can expect a reduction in grade and length of lumber. One possible solution to this problem is to finger joint short materials into premium lengths, and produce higher value products. Finger jointing is an established process for the manufacture of glued-laminated lumber beams and wood mouldings. More recently, finger jointing has found applications in the production of structural lumber for building purposes. The seminar focused on: production systems, quality control, adhesives, economics, use of finger jointed products, regulations, marketing and government programs.