Another part of the timber frame for the house is that we're going to be using hardwood pegs instead of nails. I was going to use Oak, but the oak that I have has grain that's much too twisted, so I'm going with another really hard (and plentiful) wood around here, Madrone.
I make these by putting a small piece of madrone that I've split with the axe into my vice, and then shave it down with the two handled draw knife that you see in the picture. I can do one in about 15 minutes or so. I think I figured out that I'm going to need 120 of them.
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