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Mitre

cuts.mitre

Both ends mitred across the face, as a picture frame member; back edge inside.

Mitre, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
angle 45
stock 40 mm board, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.mitre(angle=56.25)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  600 x 60 x 40 mm  oak
       - mitre 45 deg on left_end, back_edge inside
       - mitre 45 deg on right_end, back_edge inside

Code

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

def mitre(angle: float = 45, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK) -> Assembly:
    """Both ends mitred across the face, as a picture frame member; back edge inside."""
    asm, board = _board("mitre", stock, width=60)
    for end in (board.left_end, board.right_end):
        board.cut(Mitre(end, inside=board.back_edge, angle=angle))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.