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Kate:

Since you're to blame for my being trapped in the ZONE (the
Twilight Zone, not THE ZONE) doing cribbage pegs, I'd like to
send you some so they can haunt YOU. Please e-mail me to
arrange transport of some of these Devil Sticks.

From looking at your Poor Little Pegs, it appears that the ones
I've done are probably still too fat. A pic with something for
scale or some dimensions (bottom diameter, max diameter
and length) would be much appreciated.

And don't sell yourself short on those pegs. Given the method
you used - starting with small square blanks in a flex shaft,
just getting a small diameter tapered cylinder would be a challenge.
Cutting a bead on the end and some grooves must've tried your
patience.

You mentioned that you didn't have a small lathe nor a large lathe.
Do you have a lathe that'll take a four jaw chuck with "pin jaws"?
It's a LOT easier to turn small if you start with a bigger blank -
say 1/2" square, or better yet, 1/2" cylinders since they won't
flex when doing the delicate top half. Held solidly in a chuck
and nice and ridgid, you can sneak up on making a delicate tip,
finish it and continue "down" towards the tail stock end - where
you'eve still got plenty of meat - and ridgidity.

Doing these things sure will improve your tool control and force
you to let the edge (or "tip") make the cut rather than forcing
the cut since a tad too much "ooomph" leads to disaster - or at
least a mini-disaster.

Fun this turning thing.

charlie b