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Chamfer

cuts.chamfer

Chamfers on the four arrises along the grain.

Chamfer, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
size 5
stock 40 mm board, oak

Change them in a design file (see Change an example):

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.chamfer(size=6.25)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  600 x 60 x 40 mm  oak
       - chamfer 5 mm on top_face_front_edge_arris
       - chamfer 5 mm on top_face_back_edge_arris
       - chamfer 5 mm on bottom_face_front_edge_arris
       - chamfer 5 mm on bottom_face_back_edge_arris

Code

From woodwright/examples/cuts.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):

def chamfer(size: float = 5, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK) -> Assembly:
    """Chamfers on the four arrises along the grain."""
    asm, board = _board("chamfer", stock, width=60)
    for face in (board.top_face, board.bottom_face):
        for edge in (board.front_edge, board.back_edge):
            board.cut(Chamfer(board.arris(face, edge), size=size))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.