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Countersunk hole

cuts.countersunk_hole

Clearance holes for 5 mm screws, countersunk for their heads (90 degrees).

Countersunk hole, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
stock 20 mm board, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.countersunk_hole()

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  300 x 60 x 20 mm  oak
       - 2 x through hole ø5.5, countersunk ø11, 90 deg, in top_face, 40 from left_end and right_end; centered

Code

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

def countersunk_hole(stock: Stock = OAK) -> Assembly:
    """Clearance holes for 5 mm screws, countersunk for their heads (90 degrees)."""
    asm, board = _board("countersunk_hole", stock, length=300, width=60)
    for end in (board.left_end, board.right_end):
        board.cut(Hole(board.top_face, 5.5, at={end: 40}, countersink=11))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.