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chamfer
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Also known as sken

thumb|upright|A chamfer with a "lark's tongue" finish

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thumb|upright|A chamfer with a "lark's tongue" finish

A chamfer ( ) is a transitional edge between two faces of an object. Sometimes defined as a form of bevel, it is often created at a 45° angle between two adjoining right-angled faces.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chamfer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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