Panel in groove¶

joints.panel_in_groove

A thin panel with its edge in a groove along a rail, centered in its thickness.

Panel in groove, assembled

Panel in groove, exploded

Parameters¶

Parameter	Default
`length`	`400`
`rail_width`	`60`
`panel_width`	`200`
`panel_stock`	10 mm board, oak
`stock`	20 mm board, oak

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

from woodwright.examples import joints

design = joints.panel_in_groove(length=500)

Drawings¶

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Assembly

Parts

Panel

Rail

Cut list¶

rail   400 x 60 x 20 mm  oak
       - groove 10 mm, 10 deep, in back_edge
panel  400 x 210 x 10 mm  oak

Code¶

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

def panel_in_groove(
    length: float = 400,
    rail_width: float = 60,
    panel_width: float = 200,
    panel_stock: Stock = THIN_OAK,
    stock: Stock = OAK,
) -> Assembly:
    """A thin panel with its edge in a groove along a rail, centered in its thickness."""
    asm = Assembly("panel_in_groove")
    rail = asm.add(Board("rail", stock, length=length, width=rail_width))
    panel = asm.add(Board("panel", panel_stock, length=length, width=panel_width))
    asm.join(GrooveJoint(groove=rail.back_edge, edge=panel.front_edge))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.