Wood Pegs

Also Known As: Wooden Pegs, Shoe Pegs

Auf Deutsch: Holzgenagelt

Wood pegs are a traditional form of fasteners, still very popular for dress shoes and cowboy boots.

Traditionally, holes are first pierced into the material with a pegging awl, then pegs are hammered in. Alternatively, holes may also be drilled.

Pegs protruding through the insole into the upper of a shoe may broken off or sanded down with a peg float.

Wood pegs are manufactured primarily from birch. In the past, makers have also used oak and other species.