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Half blind dovetail corner

joints.half_blind_dovetail_corner

The front corner of a drawer: half-blind dovetails, the tails hidden behind a lap.

The front's length is overall, the side's from the inside of the front.

Half blind dovetail corner, assembled

Half blind dovetail corner, exploded

Parameters

Parameter Default
front_length 400
side_length 300
height 150
tail_count 3
stock 20 mm board, oak
side_stock 12 mm board, oak

Change them in a design file (see Change an example):

from woodwright.examples import joints

design = joints.half_blind_dovetail_corner(front_length=500)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Assembly

assembly

Parts

parts

Front

front

Side

side

Cut list

front  400 x 150 x 20 mm  oak
       - sockets for 3 half-blind dovetails, 15 deep, lap 5
side   315 x 150 x 12 mm  oak
       - 3 half-blind dovetails, 15 long, slope 1:7

Code

From woodwright/examples/joints.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):

def half_blind_dovetail_corner(
    front_length: float = 400,
    side_length: float = 300,
    height: float = 150,
    tail_count: int = 3,
    stock: Stock = OAK,
    side_stock: Stock = SIDE_OAK,
) -> Assembly:
    """The front corner of a drawer: half-blind dovetails, the tails hidden behind a lap.

    The front's length is overall, the side's from the inside of the front.
    """
    asm = Assembly("half_blind_dovetail_corner", root_location=BOX_FRONT)
    t = side_stock.thickness
    front = asm.add(Board("front", stock, length=front_length - t, width=height))
    side = asm.add(Board("side", side_stock, length=side_length, width=height))
    asm.join(HalfBlindDovetail(tails=side.right_end, pins=front.left_end, tail_count=tail_count))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.