Bridle corner¶
joints.bridle_corner
An L-shaped bridle joint: a tenon over the whole rail in a slot in the stile's end.
The rail may be narrower than the stile: the slot is as deep as the rail is wide, the tenon as long as the stile is wide.
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Default |
|---|---|
stile_length |
300 |
rail_length |
200 |
stile_width |
50 |
rail_width |
30 |
stock |
20 mm board, oak |
Change them in a design file (see Change an example):
Drawings¶
The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.
Cut list¶
stile 300 x 50 x 20 mm oak
- slot mortise 8 mm, 30 deep, in right_end
rail 250 x 30 x 20 mm oak
- tenon 8 mm thick, 50 long, on left_end
Code¶
From woodwright/examples/joints.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):
def bridle_corner(
stile_length: float = 300,
rail_length: float = 200,
stile_width: float = 50,
rail_width: float = 30,
stock: Stock = OAK,
) -> Assembly:
"""An L-shaped bridle joint: a tenon over the whole rail in a slot in the stile's end.
The rail may be narrower than the stile: the slot is as deep as the rail
is wide, the tenon as long as the stile is wide.
"""
asm = Assembly("bridle_corner", root_location=STANDING)
stile = asm.add(Board("stile", stock, length=stile_length, width=stile_width))
rail = asm.add(Board("rail", stock, length=rail_length, width=rail_width))
asm.join(
Bridle(tenon=rail.left_end, slot=stile.back_edge, position=flush_with(stile.right_end))
)
return asm
Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.