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Dowel

cuts.dowel

A dowel chamfered at both ends, so that it enters its holes.

Dowel, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
length 40
chamfer 1
stock ø10 mm rod, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.dowel(length=50)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Rod

rod

Cut list

rod  ø10 x 40 mm  oak
     - chamfer 1 mm around left_end
     - chamfer 1 mm around right_end

Code

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

def dowel(length: float = 40, chamfer: float = 1, stock: Stock = DOWEL_OAK) -> Assembly:
    """A dowel chamfered at both ends, so that it enters its holes."""
    asm, dowel = _rod("dowel", stock, length)
    for end in (dowel.left_end, dowel.right_end):
        dowel.cut(EndChamfer(end, chamfer))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.