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Groove

cuts.groove

A groove along the grain, from end to end.

Groove, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
distance 50
width 10
depth 20
stock 40 mm board, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.groove(distance=62.5)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  600 x 300 x 40 mm  oak
       - groove 10 mm, 20 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 groove(
    distance: float = 50, width: float = 10, depth: float = 20, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK
) -> Assembly:
    """A groove along the grain, from end to end."""
    asm, board = _board("groove", stock)
    board.cut(Groove(board.top_face, width=width, depth=depth, distance=distance))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.