Using a lathe to do the final fitting is overkill and extremely difficult. That's why it's normally done with peg sharpeners made from the reamer and a set of spare chisel blades.
For the custom taper do you use the straight edge of the board as the guide then set the blade at the correct angle? Do you have a close up picture or video of it? Very cool and just what I need for a project. Thank you!
Ebony is not the best choice of woods for pegs, it's got too much grit in it and it will wear out the holes in your peghead. Rosewood or any other oily wood that is low in silica would be a better choice. Traditionally, fruit woods like pear have been used, no silica, and the wood is very pretty as well. Certainly strong enough for gut strings as well. Ebony has been used in violins and the like, but again, they tend to destroy the holds in pegboxes and are usually replaced with other woods.
@@PabloSoriano That is also a good choice. Anything that doesn't contain a lot of sand in it so the holes stay round and the right size longer. Purpleheart would look very neat, but would destroy holes even faster than ebony.
Cool taper jig/tool!
The HandToolery thank you. It’s simple but effective
Using a lathe to do the final fitting is overkill and extremely difficult. That's why it's normally done with peg sharpeners made from the reamer and a set of spare chisel blades.
For the custom taper do you use the straight edge of the board as the guide then set the blade at the correct angle? Do you have a close up picture or video of it? Very cool and just what I need for a project. Thank you!
Aqua Bass no. But that’s a very good idea. You can place the tool rest at the desired angle in relation with the blade
Ebony is not the best choice of woods for pegs, it's got too much grit in it and it will wear out the holes in your peghead. Rosewood or any other oily wood that is low in silica would be a better choice. Traditionally, fruit woods like pear have been used, no silica, and the wood is very pretty as well. Certainly strong enough for gut strings as well. Ebony has been used in violins and the like, but again, they tend to destroy the holds in pegboxes and are usually replaced with other woods.
I agree. I like boxwood apart from fruit wood.
@@PabloSoriano That is also a good choice. Anything that doesn't contain a lot of sand in it so the holes stay round and the right size longer. Purpleheart would look very neat, but would destroy holes even faster than ebony.