Not unless established woodworking convention is opposite from engineering
and metalworking (machining). A 1/2" x 45 deg chamfer would have two short
legs of 1/2 inch each and a face width (hypotenuse) of (1.414)x(1/2)= .707
inch.

David Merrill

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The face of the chamfer.