PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connecting tool of a bar-shaped body connecting a crossed portion of the bar-shaped bodies when combining the bar-shaped bodies in both lengthwise and widthwise directions. SOLUTION: The connecting tools A1, A2, and A3, in which a first bar-shaped body arranged in either lengthwise and widthwise direction by bending sheet material in an arched shape can be internally inserted, is comprised of main body metal fittings 1 forming a notch portion 3 in which a second bar-shaped body orthogonal to the first bar-shaped body is inserted through, and a fastening metal fittings 2 connected with the main body metal fittings 1 and also fastening the first and second bar-shaped bodies. A pivoting portion pivoting an end of the fastening metal fittings 2 is provided in the vicinity of the edge of an end of the notch portion 3, and a connecting portion 5 connecting the fastening metal fittings 2 is also provided in the vicinity of the edge of another end of the notch portion 3.