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23 February 2019 at 4:57 pm
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Hi Sanford,
Yes, the split peg has a small wedge driven in that opens it up and holds it in place in the hole. It’s a sort of wooden rivet I guess.
I have no idea how old the door is. I’m in Bulgaria so it’s hard to put a date to it. It looks ancient though! lol Strangely the door also has wire nails in its construction, so who knows.
I would love to try using this method to build something new. Maybe if I bought a lathe I could make some pegs quickly. I don’t think they’d have to be square, although the square heads do look nice.
Steve