Wooden Pegs For Making Shoes

[oldsboot12]

Good day gents,

How can i obtain wooden pegs for making shoes.(white birch/oak) hard woods..curently i am into a handmade boot making.If some body can help me out how to get this thing.Many thanks in advance.

[Blake]

Good day gents,

How can i obtain wooden pegs for making shoes.(white birch/oak) hard woods..curently i am into a handmade boot making.If some body can help me out how to get this thing.Many thanks in advance.

I think Lemon wood pegs are what you want. Here is a link.

http://www.panhandleleather.com/Nails_c15.htm

Blake

[Leatherimages]

I think lemon wood is all that is available.

Any finder you may be buying your other boot making supplies should have them.

[oldsboot12]

Thank you for the rply guys..realy apreciate it.

[celticleather]

Apparently there is only one manufacturer of shoe pegs left in the USA, the Kearsarge Peg Mill in New Hampshire (http://www.kearsarge...o.com/index.htm). I'll bet an email to them will reveal stockists, or perhaps they will supply direct.

There's a video of their production facilities at http://vimeo.com/19504789

[oldsboot12]

Apparently there is only one manufacturer of shoe pegs left in the USA, the Kearsarge Peg Mill in New Hampshire (http://www.kearsarge...o.com/index.htm). I'll bet an email to them will reveal stockists, or perhaps they will supply direct.

There's a video of their production facilities at http://vimeo.com/19504789

Thanks....i will try again to email them, for your info,this is the first website i discovered about wood pegs, i did it 3 times already unfortunately there is no reply from them.

[Art]

Why not just order a $10 box of Blau Ring pegs from Panhandle or Southern. Get short ones if you are doing soles and longer (not much) if you are doing heels, or at that price, one of each.

Art

Thanks....i will try again to email them, for your info,this is the first website i discovered about wood pegs, i did it 3 times already unfortunately there is no reply from them.

[oldsboot12]

Just ordered.....Thank you for the tips ,and where can i find this special tools for carving feather line.

Why not just order a $10 box of Blau Ring pegs from Panhandle or Southern. Get short ones if you are doing soles and longer (not much) if you are doing heels, or at that price, one of each.

Art

Edited April 18, 2012 by oldsboot12

[Art]

To cut in the sole, use an American Channel tool. You can get one of these from Bruce Johnson. They run about $65 or so. Then cut the edge down with a French Edger with a little grinder work to make the toe of the edger ride in the channel. A tool was made for this, but they appear infrequently. If you are not a toolmaker, you might want to have Ron's Tools make one for you.

Art

Just ordered.....Thank you for the tips ,and where can i find this special tools for carving feather line.

[oldsboot12]

To cut in the sole, use an American Channel tool. You can get one of these from Bruce Johnson. They run about $65 or so. Then cut the edge down with a French Edger with a little grinder work to make the toe of the edger ride in the channel. A tool was made for this, but they appear infrequently. If you are not a toolmaker, you might want to have Ron's Tools make one for you.

Art

Your info and tips help me a lot man..such a nice community here...glad to herd about all the stuff.

* How much the rapid E machine will cost me? many thanks in advance .

Edited April 18, 2012 by oldsboot12