Mitred dovetail corner¶
joints.mitred_dovetail_corner
The corner of a box made to be sawn open: through dovetails mitred at both edges.
The top and the bottom panel go into grooves along the inside of the
walls, groove_width from the edges; the mitres at the edges hide where
the grooves run out of the ends. Outside lengths, as dovetail_corner.
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Default |
|---|---|
front_length |
400 |
side_length |
300 |
height |
150 |
groove_width |
6 |
groove_depth |
8 |
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¶
front 400 x 150 x 20 mm oak
- 2 x groove 6 mm, 8 deep, in bottom_face
- sockets for 3 dovetails, mitred 15 mm at front_edge, back_edge
side 300 x 150 x 20 mm oak
- 2 x groove 6 mm, 8 deep, in bottom_face
- 3 dovetails, slope 1:7, mitred 15 mm at front_edge, back_edge
Code¶
From woodwright/examples/joints.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):
def mitred_dovetail_corner(
front_length: float = 400,
side_length: float = 300,
height: float = 150,
groove_width: float = 6,
groove_depth: float = 8,
stock: Stock = OAK,
) -> Assembly:
"""The corner of a box made to be sawn open: through dovetails mitred at both edges.
The top and the bottom panel go into grooves along the inside of the
walls, `groove_width` from the edges; the mitres at the edges hide where
the grooves run out of the ends. Outside lengths, as `dovetail_corner`.
"""
asm = Assembly("mitred_dovetail_corner", root_location=BOX_FRONT)
t = stock.thickness
front = asm.add(Board("front", stock, length=front_length - t, width=height))
side = asm.add(Board("side", stock, length=side_length - t, width=height))
asm.join(
MitredCornerDovetail(
tails=side.right_end, pins=front.left_end, tail_count=3, mitre_width=2.5 * groove_width
)
)
# Along the inside faces, through the ends, within the mitres.
for board in (front, side):
for edge in (board.front_edge, board.back_edge):
board.cut(Groove(board.bottom_face, groove_width, groove_depth, groove_width, edge))
return asm
Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.