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pegwood
Scientific Name: Antirhea coriacea
Family: Rubiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Pegwood: A Versatile Material
Pegwood is a term that refers to wood used in various applications, most notably in watchmaking, clockmaking, and shoemaking. It's valued for its hardness and ability to be shaped for specific tasks.
Considerations for Pets
- Small pieces of pegwood could pose a choking hazard if ingested.
Considerations for Children
- Small pieces of pegwood could pose a choking hazard if ingested.
- Sharpened pegwood can be a potential hazard.
Common Names
- Pegwood
- Orangewood (specifically in watchmaking)
Scientific Names and Taxonomy
- The term "pegwood" can refer to several plants.
- Mentioned in the text:
- Euonymus europaeus (Spindle Tree)
- Cornus (Dogwood)
Uses
- Watchmaking/Clockmaking: Primarily used for cleaning pivot holes, pinions, and other small parts of watches and clocks. It can be sharpened to a point for precise cleaning.
- Shoemaking: Historically used for making pegs for shoes.
- General: Used as dowel wood to reinforce structures and joints, such as in oak frames.
Characteristics and Properties
- Pegwood sticks are typically hard and can be sharpened without splintering.
- Available in various diameters, such as 2.5mm, 3.0mm, 5.0mm, and 6.0mm.
- Length is commonly around 150mm to 180mm.
- Can be made from European Oak.
Why Not Use Toothpicks or Skewers?
- Toothpicks and kebab sticks are not recommended as substitutes for pegwood because they are of an "indeterminate variety of wood" and may not have the necessary hardness or cleaning properties.
Quirky Facts
- Pegwood is often associated with orangewood in the context of watchmaking, which is specially selected for this purpose.
- Elder and spindle wood have historically been used as alternatives to dogwood for making pegwood.
Related Products and Materials
- Pith is sometimes sold alongside pegwood.
- Clock spares, clock parts, and clock keys are often sold by the same suppliers.