Cope and stick construction is a frame and panel joinery technique often used in the making of doors, wainscoting, and other decorative features for cabinets, furniture, and homes.[1][2]

In cope and stick construction, the "stick" is the molded edge with a cut along the inside of the frame where it is to be joined to the panel. The panel piece that meets the molding at a right angle must be "coped," or given a cope cut, across the end grain of the wood to match the molding's profile.[2]

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  1. ^ Bird, Lonnie (2001). The complete illustrated guide to shaping wood. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN 1-56158-400-2. OCLC 46419765.
  2. ^ a b "Cope and Stick". WOOD Magazine. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-20.