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Dovetail Angle Calculator
Find the traditional dovetail joint angle for softwood or hardwood based on standard woodworking practice. Use it when laying out hand-cut or router-cut dovetails for drawers, boxes, and casework.
Dovetail Angle
8 degrees
At 14°, you have the steeper slope used for softwoods like pine, where longer fibers tolerate a 1:6-style angle that boosts mechanical grip in weaker grain.
Traditional dovetail slope ratios: softwood is cut at 1:6 (~9.5°) but this tool rounds to a steeper angle, hardwood at 1:8 (~7°), per standard joinery practice.
Miter Angle Calculator
Compute the miter angle to cut on each end of a piece in a regular polygon frame so the joints meet flush. Useful for picture frames, hexagonal and octagonal projects, coopered cylinders, and any segmented work where pieces join at equal angles.
Key differences
| Dovetail Angle Calculator | Miter Angle Calculator | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Woodworking | Woodworking |
| Inputs required | 1 | 1 |
| Result | Dovetail Angle (degrees) | Miter Angle (degrees) |
| What it does | Find the traditional dovetail joint angle for softwood or hardwood based on standard woodworking practice. Use it when laying out hand-cut or router-cut dovetails for drawers, boxes, and casework. | Compute the miter angle to cut on each end of a piece in a regular polygon frame so the joints meet flush. Useful for picture frames, hexagonal and octagonal projects, coopered cylinders, and any segmented work where pieces join at equal angles. |