Dowelled frame corner¶
joints.dowelled_frame_corner
A rail butted against the edge of a stile, joined by two dowels across its width, 20 mm into each (a dowelled butt joint).
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Default |
|---|---|
stile_length |
600 |
rail_length |
300 |
width |
60 |
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 600 x 60 x 20 mm oak
- 2 x dowel hole ø8, 21 deep, in back_edge, 290 and 310 from left_end; centered
rail 300 x 60 x 20 mm oak
- 2 x dowel hole ø8, 21 deep, in left_end, 20 and 40 from front_edge; centered
dowel ø8 x 40 mm oak, 2 pieces: dowel_1, dowel_2
Code¶
From woodwright/examples/joints.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):
def dowelled_frame_corner(
stile_length: float = 600, rail_length: float = 300, width: float = 60, stock: Stock = OAK
) -> Assembly:
"""A rail butted against the edge of a stile, joined by two dowels
across its width, 20 mm into each (a dowelled butt joint)."""
asm = Assembly("dowelled_frame_corner", 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(Dowels(stile.back_edge, rail.left_end, _dowels(asm, "dowel", 2, 40)))
return asm
Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.