Peg Factory for the gazebo

 

Well for sure these guys are going to be of no help in making the wooden pegs that will be used to hold my gazebo together and I know why.

It’s below zero today and there are several steps in the process of turning the 3/4” square stick at the top into a nice smooth 3/4” diameter wooden peg as shown on the bottom. Lets look at the steps…

So after ripping the wood for the peg into a 3/4” square you have to mark off the wood that you want to get rid of to make it round. You should also draw a bullseye on the end to give you an idea where the point should be.

Now take the peg blank over to your shaving horse (Don’t have a shaving horse? Make one. I did.) and using your draw knife to remove the unwanted corners and round the stick up a bit. Don’t forget to put a point on one end as shown here.

Now you are going to drive the rough shaved peg through the 1st sizing hole (red one) with a soft faced, heavy hammer. The 1st sizing hole is 7/8” diameter drilled through a 1/4” thick piece of steel.

This will reduce the peg to a rough 7/8” diameter.

Next drive the same peg through the green 2nd hole, the finish 3/4” diameter hole. This will take off  any remaining wood on the peg that is over 3/4” and smooth the surface out.

And there you have it. One down and 35 more to go…

Making these wooden pegs is going to be duck soup. That reminded me of my pet duct growing up.