The Humble Peg co.

The Humble Peg co. Handmade, tapered oak pegs, for traditional timber frames.

Pegs, glorious pegs...
01/02/2026

Pegs, glorious pegs...

Final peg spotting session for 2025 🧐 The porch of a very special13th century church, St Just In Roseland. The perfect p...
24/12/2025

Final peg spotting session for 2025 🧐 The porch of a very special13th century church, St Just In Roseland. The perfect place to soak up some peaceful festive cheer🎄

Merry Christmas all, look forward to more peg spotting adventures in 2026 xx

Bundling Humble Pegs at the kitchen table. Love a cottage industry. My better half, Oak & Fir Timberframes, quality che...
16/11/2025

Bundling Humble Pegs at the kitchen table. Love a cottage industry. My better half, Oak & Fir Timberframes, quality checking each peg with me 💚

More peg spotting 🧐 This time at The Shambles, a historic street in York, featuring preserved medieval buildings, some d...
30/10/2025

More peg spotting 🧐 This time at The Shambles, a historic street in York, featuring preserved
medieval buildings, some dating back as far as the 14th century.

Wiki describes the street as "narrow, with many
timber-framed buildings with jettied floors that overhang the street by several feet. It was once known as The Great Flesh Shambles, probably from the Anglo-Saxon Fleshammels (literally flesh-shelves), the word for the shelves that butchers used to display their meat. In 1885, thirty-one butchers' shops were located along the street, but none remain today."

Peg heaven.

Last year my 7 yr old asked to have a go making a peg, but the process was too tricky to master. Being 8 has made all th...
06/10/2025

Last year my 7 yr old asked to have a go making a peg, but the process was too tricky to master. Being 8 has made all the difference. After half an hour's serious concentration and hard work, she is now officially a peg maker 🌟

Proud picture of her very first peg.

15/09/2025

First batch of Humble Pegs to Belerion Oak Framing, off to hold the joints tight in an oak framed extension in Stithians 💚

Both Spirikas and Kolokithas, Humble Peg shave horses, are now settling into new homes 🎉Hoping these early months of peg...
03/09/2025

Both Spirikas and Kolokithas, Humble Peg shave horses, are now settling into new homes 🎉

Hoping these early months of peg making are enjoyable for both new pegmakers 💚

Thankyou Russell Geake for the picture of Spirikas settling in 🏡

*** Job Opportunity *** I'm looking for someone to work with me tomake Humble Pegs - hand-drawn oak pegs for traditional...
26/08/2025

*** Job Opportunity ***

I'm looking for someone to work with me to
make Humble Pegs - hand-drawn oak pegs for traditional timber frames.

Humble Pegs are made on a shave horse with a draw knife. The blanks are prepared by splitting oak blocks with a froe.

This is a traditional craft that requires motivation, strength and skill. That said it's an easy skill to pick up and an enjoyable way to earn an income.

It's a totally flexible role that can fit around life commitments. All tools and instruction provided.

Requirements:
- A space to house a shave horse to work from home.
- Access to a car to transport wood and pegs.
- Registered/ happy to register as self-employed.
- Up for collaborating closely with me, to meet peg targets.

No previous experience needed as full training can be given.

If you are interested in finding out more please drop me a message.

Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested. Thankyou 🤎

David Walsh of Oak & Fir Timberframes showing me how to make a new mallet for splitting blanks.
05/08/2025

David Walsh of Oak & Fir Timberframes showing me how to make a new mallet for splitting blanks.

Thankyou Classic Hand Tools Ltd for the new drawknife. On its way to a new home to trial making Humble Pegs 🤎
08/07/2025

Thankyou Classic Hand Tools Ltd for the new drawknife. On its way to a new home to trial making Humble Pegs 🤎

The humble peg 🤎The peg plays a vital role in the art of traditional timber framing.These small stakes of oak may look i...
23/06/2025

The humble peg 🤎

The peg plays a vital role in the art of traditional timber framing.

These small stakes of oak may look insignificant, are sometimes even hidden, but they are the piece that draws the frame together to keep the joints tight and secure.

Picture of Douglas-fir frame by Oak & Fir, with oak pegs by The Humble Peg co.

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