Bridle t¶

from woodwright.examples import joints

design = joints.bridle_t(stile_length=500)

stile  400 x 50 x 20 mm  oak
       - dado 50 mm, 6 deep, in top_face
       - dado 50 mm, 6 deep, in bottom_face
rail   300 x 50 x 20 mm  oak
       - slot mortise 8 mm, 50 deep, in left_end

def bridle_t(
    stile_length: float = 400,
    rail_length: float = 300,
    width: float = 50,
    stock: Stock = OAK,
) -> Assembly:
    """A T-shaped bridle: a slot in the end of the rail straddles the stile,
    which is cut down to a tongue by a dado across each face.

    The rail's length is overall, to the far edge of the stile.
    """
    asm = Assembly("bridle_t", root_location=STANDING)
    stile = asm.add(Board("stile", stock, length=stile_length, width=width))
    rail = asm.add(Board("rail", stock, length=rail_length, width=width))
    asm.join(TeeBridle(slot=rail.left_end, edge=stile.back_edge))
    return asm