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Stopped rabbet

cuts.stopped_rabbet

A rabbet along the back edge stopped short of the right end, e.g. in the side of a case for a back that stops below the top.

Stopped rabbet, assembled

Parameters

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

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

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.stopped_rabbet(width=12.5)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Board

board

Cut list

board  600 x 300 x 40 mm  oak
       - stopped rabbet 10 mm, 20 deep, in top_face at back_edge, 40 mm short of right_end

Code

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

def stopped_rabbet(
    width: float = 10, depth: float = 20, stop: float = 40, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK
) -> Assembly:
    """A rabbet along the back edge stopped short of the right end, e.g. in the
    side of a case for a back that stops below the top."""
    asm, board = _board("stopped_rabbet", stock)
    board.cut(
        Rabbet(
            board.top_face,
            at=board.back_edge,
            width=width,
            depth=depth,
            stopped={board.right_end: stop},
        )
    )
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.