{
 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint",
 "name": "Drawbore mortise and tenon joint",
 "kind": "hardware",
 "category": "Joinery",
 "group": "Mortise & tenon joints",
 "year": null,
 "question": "How far is a drawbore hole offset?",
 "tags": [
  "joinery",
  "woodworking joint",
  "3d printable",
  "connect 3d prints",
  "no glue",
  "stl",
  "step",
  "mortise & tenon joints"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "drawbore",
  "drawbore joint",
  "draw bore mortise and tenon",
  "drawbore offset",
  "espiga con clavija desplazada",
  "Zapfen mit versetztem Holznagel"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 80,
  "width": 80,
  "height": 20
 },
 "official_cad": false,
 "xem_status": "free-files",
 "les": false,
 "free_files": 4,
 "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/",
 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/sheet.txt",
 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 80,
   "width": 80,
   "height": 20
  },
  "notes": [
   "Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).",
   "The tenon's hole is offset toward the shoulder, so driving the peg pulls the joint tight — no clamps or glue.",
   "The peg overlaps the tenon by the 1 mm drawbore offset on purpose: that overlap is what pulls the joint tight."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "dimension",
    "value"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "stock",
     "20 × 20 mm square"
    ],
    [
     "parts",
     "stile, rail, peg"
    ],
    [
     "tenon",
     "15 × 6.67 mm, 15 mm long"
    ],
    [
     "peg",
     "Ø5 mm"
    ],
    [
     "offset",
     "1 mm: the tenon's hole is nearer the shoulder"
    ],
    [
     "assembles",
     "tenon in, peg driven through: it bends and pulls the shoulder tight"
    ],
    [
     "holds",
     "pull-out, and keeps the shoulder closed"
    ]
   ]
  }
 },
 "sheet_text": "Drawbore mortise and tenon joint — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/  (sheet CC BY 4.0; files Xem Studio Design License, https://xemstudio.com/license/)\nBasis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 80.0, width 80.0, height 20.0\n- Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).\n- The tenon's hole is offset toward the shoulder, so driving the peg pulls the joint tight — no clamps or glue.\n- The peg overlaps the tenon by the 1 mm drawbore offset on purpose: that overlap is what pulls the joint tight.\n\ndimension  value\nstock  20 × 20 mm square\nparts  stile, rail, peg\ntenon  15 × 6.67 mm, 15 mm long\npeg  Ø5 mm\noffset  1 mm: the tenon's hole is nearer the shoulder\nassembles  tenon in, peg driven through: it bends and pulls the shoulder tight\nholds  pull-out, and keeps the shoulder closed\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Xem Studio: Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions) — web — Xem Studio design — https://xemstudio.com/\n\nFree files (Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 4 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint\n",
 "sources": [
  {
   "publisher": "Xem Studio",
   "title": "Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions)",
   "url": "https://xemstudio.com/",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "Xem Studio design",
   "license_verified": true,
   "hosted": false
  }
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  "status": "free-files",
  "sheet_free": true,
  "mesh_price_usd": null,
  "step_price_usd": null,
  "tolerance_mm": null
 },
 "related": [
  "pegged-mortise-and-tenon-joint",
  "blind-mortise-and-tenon-joint"
 ],
 "fits": [],
 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
 "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no printing tolerance. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn.",
 "mating": [],
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much offset for a drawbore?",
   "a": "1 mm here for a Ø5 peg in 20 mm stock; about 1/16 in is usual in furniture."
  }
 ],
 "files_license": {
  "name": "Xem Studio Design License",
  "holder": "Xem Studio",
  "url": "https://xemstudio.com/license/",
  "note": "Xem Studio's own design: free to use, print, modify and sell things made from it; not to be republished or redistributed as files."
 },
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   "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint-stile.stl",
   "note": "Mortised member: peg hole through both cheeks"
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  {
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    "step",
    "stl"
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   "price_usd": 0,
   "license": "Xem Studio Design License",
   "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint-rail.step",
   "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint-rail.stl",
   "note": "Tenon: peg hole offset 1 mm toward the shoulder"
  },
  {
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    "step",
    "stl"
   ],
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   "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint-peg.stl",
   "note": "Ø5 mm peg, in the stile's hole"
  },
  {
   "file": "drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint-assembled",
   "formats": [
    "step",
    "stl"
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   "price_usd": 0,
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   "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint/drawbore-mortise-and-tenon-joint-assembled.stl",
   "note": "All parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid)"
  }
 ],
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}