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Dado

cuts.dado

A dado: a groove across the grain, from edge to edge.

Dado, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
distance 100
width 30
depth 10
stock 40 mm board, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.dado(distance=125)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  600 x 300 x 40 mm  oak
       - dado 30 mm, 10 deep, in top_face

Code

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

def dado(
    distance: float = 100, width: float = 30, depth: float = 10, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK
) -> Assembly:
    """A dado: a groove across the grain, from edge to edge."""
    asm, board = _board("dado", stock)
    board.cut(Dado(board.top_face, width=width, depth=depth, distance=distance))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.