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These Smith Wood Products Shaker pegs are turned birch pegs sized for traditional peg rail and Shaker-style storage installations.
A Shaker peg rail is one of the most repeatable millwork elements in cabinet and furniture work: a straight board bored at regular intervals, with turned pegs seated in each hole. The 3-1/2 inch length is a working length, not a minimal one. It reaches out far enough to hang a coat without the collar dragging, seat a bag handle without it slipping off, or hold a tool apron at the right depth. At 7/8 inch diameter the peg is proportioned to feel substantial in the hand and on the wall, which is why this dimension has been the standard in traditional peg rail work for generations. These pegs suit mudrooms, entryways, workshop walls, retail displays, and any installation where the intent is a clean rail of evenly spaced hanging points.
Birch is a hard, tight-grained domestic species that machines cleanly and holds a turned profile without tearout. Its grain is fine enough to accept paint without significant grain raise, and stable enough to take stain if a clear or toned finish is the goal. These pegs arrive unfinished, which is the correct state for a component that will be seated into a rail and finished as part of the assembly. Finishing before installation traps finish in the bore and risks adhesion failure at the joint; finishing after installation lets the peg and the rail present a uniform surface.
A 500-count pack is the format for a shop doing production peg rail work, a millwork house running a batch of mudroom builds, or a contractor sourcing for a multi-unit project. Individual homeowners building a single rail rarely need this quantity, though a well-run shop will use the remainder on subsequent jobs. The consistent turned profile across the pack means pegs seat the same way in every hole, which matters on a long rail where variation in seating depth is visible.
The peg diameter is 7/8 inch. Bore size for a driven-fit or glued tenon depends on the specific installation and the fit tolerance the installer prefers; confirm with a test bore before committing a full rail.
These pegs are unfinished birch, ready to receive paint or stain as part of the completed assembly.
Installation method depends on the application. Traditional Shaker rails use a glued tenon; the source data does not specify a required method.
Yes. Birch's fine, tight grain makes it one of the better domestic species for painted work, with less grain raise than open-grain species like oak.
Consistent birch stock, the standard 7/8 inch by 3-1/2 inch Shaker profile, and a 500-count pack make these pegs the practical choice when the job is more than one rail and every peg needs to seat and finish the same way.
Sold In: 500 Each