Dovetail keyed mitre corner¶
joints.dovetail_keyed_mitre_corner
A frame corner with a dovetail key across the outside corner.
The kerf is cut with a 10 mm dovetail bit (sides at 8 degrees) with the frame in a cradle on the router table, 15 mm deep: 10 mm wide at its bottom, about 6 mm at the corner, so the key can't pull out sideways. The key is a dovetail strip, trimmed flush.
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Default |
|---|---|
stile_length |
300 |
rail_length |
200 |
width |
45 |
stock |
30 mm board, oak |
Change them in a design file (see Change an example):
from woodwright.examples import joints
design = joints.dovetail_keyed_mitre_corner(stile_length=375)
Drawings¶
The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.
Cut list¶
stile 300 x 45 x 30 mm oak
- mitre 45 deg on right_end, back_edge inside
- dovetail key kerf 10 mm wide at its bottom, its sides at 8 deg, 15 deep across the corner with rail, 15 from top_face
rail 200 x 45 x 30 mm oak
- mitre 45 deg on left_end, back_edge inside
- dovetail key kerf 10 mm wide at its bottom, its sides at 8 deg, 15 deep across the corner with stile, 15 from top_face
key 40 x 20 x 10 mm walnut
- trimmed flush with stile and rail, to a dovetail
Code¶
From woodwright/examples/joints.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):
def dovetail_keyed_mitre_corner(
stile_length: float = 300, rail_length: float = 200, width: float = 45, stock: Stock = THICK_OAK
) -> Assembly:
"""A frame corner with a dovetail key across the outside corner.
The kerf is cut with a 10 mm dovetail bit (sides at 8 degrees) with
the frame in a cradle on the router table, 15 mm deep: 10 mm wide at
its bottom, about 6 mm at the corner, so the key can't pull out
sideways. The key is a dovetail strip, trimmed flush.
"""
asm = Assembly("dovetail_keyed_mitre_corner", root_location=OUTSIDE_CORNER_UP)
stile = asm.add(Board("stile", stock, length=stile_length, width=width))
rail = asm.add(Board("rail", stock, length=rail_length, width=width))
key = asm.add(Board("key", Stock.board(thickness=10, species="walnut"), length=40, width=20))
asm.join(
KeyedMitre(
stile.right_end,
rail.left_end,
stile.back_edge,
rail.back_edge,
keys=(key,),
depth=15,
dovetail=8,
)
)
return asm
Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.