Patent ID: 8119891

Claim:
A wood support member for attaching a first wood member to a wood side structure, the wood side structure defining an interior peripheral edge, wherein the wood support member is attachable to the interior peripheral edge, the wood support member comprising: a top, a bottom, a first end, a second end, a front face and a rear face, wherein the wood support member comprises a first plurality of kerfs in the front face and a second plurality of kerfs in the rear face, the first plurality of kerfs and the second plurality of kerfs each extending from the top to the bottom wherein the kerfs in the first plurality of kerfs are spaced equidistant from each other and the kerfs in the second plurality of kerfs are spaced equidistant from each other and each kerf in the first plurality of kerfs is spaced equidistant from each kerf in the second plurality of kerfs.