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Peg

cuts.peg

A peg (a pin) pointed at its right end, e.g. for a drawbored tenon; its other end is chamfered.

Peg, assembled

Parameters

Parameter Default
length 60
point 15
stock ø10 mm rod, oak

Change them in a design file (see Change an example):

from woodwright.examples import cuts

design = cuts.peg(length=75)

Drawings

The plans in one PDF: plans.pdf.

Rod

rod

Cut list

rod  ø10 x 60 mm  oak
     - point over 15 mm on right_end
     - chamfer 1 mm around left_end

Code

From woodwright/examples/cuts.py, which imports the names it uses (see From an example to your own design):

def peg(length: float = 60, point: float = 15, stock: Stock = DOWEL_OAK) -> Assembly:
    """A peg (a pin) pointed at its right end, e.g. for a drawbored tenon;
    its other end is chamfered."""
    asm, peg = _rod("peg", stock, length)
    peg.cut(RoundTaper(peg.right_end, 0, length=point))
    peg.cut(EndChamfer(peg.left_end, 1))
    return asm

Exported with woodwright 0.9.0 on 2026-10-25.