Ko ngā taputapu miter, arā, ngā wāhanga matua o roto i ngā pouaka miihini, e whakanuia ana mō ā rātou whakamahinga kanorau me te koki taputapu piko motuhake e whakaatuhia ana e rātou. He tino pūkenga ēnei taputapu i hangaia kia tika te tuku nekehanga me te mana, inā koa i ngā wā e hiahia ana ngā pou e whakawhiti ana kia hanga he koki matau. Ko te koki taputapu piko, kua whakatakotoria ki te 45 nekehanga, ka whakarite kia pai te hononga ina whakamahia i roto i ngā pūnaha taputapu. He rongonui mō ō rātou whakamahinga maha, ka kitea te whakamahinga o ngā taputapu miter i roto i ngā horopaki rerekē, mai i ngā tuku waka ki ngā mīhini ahumahi, ko te hangarau tika me te kaha ki te whakahaere i ngā huringa whakahaere o te ahunga hurihuri ka whai wāhi ki te mahi pai o te pūnaha.