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Mitred rod

cuts.mitred_rod

A rod mitred at both ends, e.g. a towel rail's corner.

Mitred rod, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
angle 45
stock ø25 mm rod, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.mitred_rod(angle=56.25)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Rod

rod

Cut list

rod  ø25 x 300 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 mitred_rod(angle: float = 45, stock: Stock = ROD_OAK) -> Assembly:
    """A rod mitred at both ends, e.g. a towel rail's corner."""
    asm, rod = _rod("mitred_rod", stock, 300)
    for end in (rod.left_end, rod.right_end):
        rod.cut(Mitre(end, inside=rod.back_edge, angle=angle))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.