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by e28eta 780 days ago
I think “digital wood joints” emphasizes that they’re meant to be cut with a CNC, and thus aren’t the traditional wood joints that have been taught for centuries. I don’t think it has anything to do with the fact that this content is available digitally.
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Honestly I thought they were trying to make a cute pun by calling finger joints 'digital'

Your interpretation is more likely, though. And explains why so many of the joints are weird and look like they'd leave gaps...