Making pegs for drawboring

Variety and intriguing historical facts

Bill Houghton, cold and rainy in Sebastopol, CA

>That sort of article, well done, always intrigues me, to give me an idea of how much or how little is needed to work wood.

In many ways, Pop WW is on track to re-invigorate the spirit that made FWW what it was in its glory days. Keep it up!

Re: Early drawboring

Warren in Lancaster, PA

>William,

I think we're on the same page. Perhaps "drawboring" is a little too strong a term for the kind of subtle offset I usually think of for these chairs etc. I doubt there would be distortion evident when disassembled. In retrospect I'm not sure whether Adam meant they weren't pulled in hard with drawboring or he meant they weren't pegged at all.

what he said

Tom Sontag - St. Louis

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Re: I still have a nice scar...

Bob Hackett(Mainely,Bob)

>I guess you found out why some used to call them a "shin hoe".

I`ve been told that those being taught how to use them were fitted with old nail kegs with the bottoms knocked out to help protect from serious injury.And they say there was no such thing as safety equipment in the old days.

MB

Re: OT - big box stores and malls

VTAndy

>Bill,

I'm lucky to live in a part of the country where I can pretty much ignore these stores except for maybe 1-2 times per year. They are about 8-10 miles away and it feels like landing on another planet when I go there. I feel bad that in some places in the U.S., these crazy places have replaced all the local stores and people have very few choices.

Now I know that some people feel that they are cheaper than other sources, but I'm not sure that it's true. The lumber was actually more expensive than my source, and I happened to see some clamps that were the same I got from Lee Valley but about $4 more per clamp. LV isn't local, of course, but I still feel better about buying from them than from the Despot. For home repair supplies (not hand tools), I've got a number of local options but have to plan ahead for the weekend since their hours are limited on Sat and closed entirely on Sunday. Planning ahead is good, and avoiding that overwhelming experience is even better.

-Andy

Re: Early drawboring

Adam Cherubini, NJ

>As I recall, the question I asked was about offset holes (draawbored). There are very clearly pegged joints in many formal pieces including chairs. I guess i should have pushed them about the subject. I agree with Sir William- I'm not sure the peg bends so much as just preloads the holes and crushed the fibers inside there. So there may be no way of detecting whether a hole was offset 200 years ago.

I think we should go over the Sir Williams and saw apart his QA chair to find out!

Adam

Willing to bet

Bob Hackett(Mainely,Bob)

>You`ll never get past the Queen.

MB

Re: OT - big box stores and malls

Steve Kubien

>Here is Southern Ontario, big-boxes have become the rage over the past few years. The local Canadian Tire's are now huge. HD is everywhere. Costco, Sam's Club, Business Depot, Chapters etc etc. Heck, even our local grocery stores are now "The Great Canadian Superstores". I don't know what is great about them except the challenge of finding the right lightbulb for my fridge. I was in HD this weekend and the 2x3 construction grade spruce lumber wasn't solid lumber. IT WAS FINGER-JOINTED!!!!!!! Nasty stuff.

Hmmmm, maybe the light bulbs are over in the produce section, right beside pet supplies and across from women's lingerie......

-rant off-

Steve Kubien

Ditto

Steve Kubien

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You`re looking at it all wrong

Bob Hackett(Mainely,Bob)

>It`s a quest!

We have so few challenges in our lives these days and our ability to make decisions has dwindled to next to zero.The Borgs are just doing thier level best to help bring some of that ability and challenge back.

Once you`ve made your way past the poor souls who have been standing just inside the doors for days mumbling "cart or basket",first thing you do is ignore those folks in the vests who ask if they can help.They know less than you do and they`re just there to weed out the weak and indecisive.

Devise a plan to get past the Isle Blockers who have brought the family there on vacation and take a moment to ponder the floorplan and solve the great mystery of "what the #%@\ were they thinking when they hid what I`m after".

Don`t be detered by the clearance racks and promotional items placed at random to distract you from your true mission.Don`t give in and punch the annoying spacecase repeatedly assaulting your achiles tendon with the cart bumper,press on till you find your objective rally point(otherwise known as the place they`ve hidden what you`re after).Now the real test begins.

They never have exactly what you`re there for,even if you found it on thier website before making the 45 minute drive to get there.If they ever did stock it they will be out,that`s a given.Now you must decide from the remaining selection what is the best substitute.If you`ve planned well and done all your pre-mission checks you have the old part with you,if not then either resign yourself to wandering the isles for the rest of your natural life,standing at the "service desk" while being ignored for months or making a break for the car.You can forget the break for the car if accompanied by the spousal unit,there`s a reason the blinds,linens and floor covering departments are always between you and the exit.

If you have luck with you,the planets are aligned,and you sacrificed the proper small mammal before arriving then you MAY be allowed to depart with something that will eventually,sort of,half assed solve your problem with only afew minor modifications(which will render it non-returnable) in your possesion.

once you have risen to and conquered all these obstacles,you`ll smile every time you come home and flip the switch because you know you are truely worthy to have bought that light bulb.

Mainely,dazed and confused after returning from yet another trip to sLowe`s,

Bob

Re: Making pegs for drawboring

ydb1md

>I use a hatchet to split my dowel stock from white or red oak. I get the cross section close to round and then use one of Lee Valley's new dowel cutters to make my dowel round.