Dovetail corner¶
joints.dovetail_corner
A through-dovetail corner of a carcase: tails on the top, pins on the side.
The heights and lengths are outside dimensions: the boards reach through each other, so their design lengths are shorter by the other board's thickness, which the joint adds back as an allowance.
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Default |
|---|---|
side_height |
400 |
top_length |
500 |
depth |
200 |
tail_count |
4 |
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¶
side 400 x 200 x 20 mm oak
- sockets for 4 dovetails
top 500 x 200 x 20 mm oak
- 4 dovetails, slope 1:7
Code¶
From woodwright/examples/joints.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):
def dovetail_corner(
side_height: float = 400,
top_length: float = 500,
depth: float = 200,
tail_count: int = 4,
stock: Stock = OAK,
) -> Assembly:
"""A through-dovetail corner of a carcase: tails on the top, pins on the side.
The heights and lengths are outside dimensions: the boards reach through
each other, so their design lengths are shorter by the other board's
thickness, which the joint adds back as an allowance.
"""
asm = Assembly("dovetail_corner", root_location=CASE_SIDE)
side = asm.add(Board("side", stock, length=side_height - stock.thickness, width=depth))
top = asm.add(Board("top", stock, length=top_length - stock.thickness, width=depth))
asm.join(ThroughDovetail(tails=top.left_end, pins=side.right_end, tail_count=tail_count))
return asm
Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.