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Rabbet

cuts.rabbet

A rabbet along an edge: a groove open to the edge.

Rabbet, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
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.rabbet(width=12.5)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  600 x 300 x 40 mm  oak
       - rabbet 10 mm, 20 deep, in top_face at front_edge

Code

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

def rabbet(width: float = 10, depth: float = 20, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK) -> Assembly:
    """A rabbet along an edge: a groove open to the edge."""
    asm, board = _board("rabbet", stock)
    board.cut(Rabbet(board.top_face, at=board.front_edge, width=width, depth=depth))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.