These lute pegs are made of walnut. The key to turning something on a lathe with a small diameter is to use wood with a straight grain. These pegs would have broke before they reached this size if I used wood without a straight grain.
These lute pegs are made of walnut. The key to turning something on a lathe with a small diameter is to use wood with a straight grain. These pegs would have broke before they reached this size if I used wood without a straight grain.
Eric shull Portland luthier 
Beautiful! Really nice. I didn’t know about the straight-grain requirement when lathing.
Did you make these? What do they look like before you lathe them?