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Peg Sizes
Traditional Imperial Sizes
Defunct makers like Kearsage and some modern makers like Blau Ring give sizes stated like “X/Y” or “X×Y” denoting length of X/8 inch and width of 1/Y inch. In other words, the first number is how many eights of an inch long and the second number is width in peg widths per inch.
| Size | Length | Width | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face | Corner to Corner | ||||||
| in | mm | in | Nearest Common Fractional Inch | mm | mm (Rounded) | Nearest Common Fractional Inch | |
| 4/14 | 4/8 | 12.7 | 1/14 | 3/32 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3/32 |
| 4/12 | 4/8 | 12.7 | 1/12 | 3/32 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1/8 |
| 4½/13 | 9/16 | 14.3 | 1/13 | 3/32 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1/8 |
| 5/12 | 5/8 | 15.9 | 1/12 | 3/32 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1/8 |
| 5/11 | 5/8 | 15.9 | 1/11 | 3/32 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1/8 |
| 5½/12 | 11/16 | 17.5 | 1/12 | 3/32 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1/8 |
| 6/11 | 6/8 | 19.0 | 1/11 | 3/32 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1/8 |
| 6/9 | 6/8 | 19.0 | 1/9 | 1/8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3/16 |
| 7/9 | 7/8 | 22.2 | 1/9 | 1/8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3/16 |
| 8/8 | 8/8 | 25.4 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3/16 |
Barnsley Sizes
Barnsley offer pegs in Small (16 mm) and Large (26 mm).
Which sizes do people use for what?
Lisa Sorrell, from her product listing for pegs on Sorrell Notions and Findings:
- 6/11 in shank
- 5½/12 in heel and shank after lasting
- 7/9 stacking heels
Lee Miller, from his video series by Kirby Allison:
- 5½/12 through outsole
D.W. Frommer II, from his book Western Packers: An American Hybrid:
- 6/11 outsole
- 7/9 heel layers
Harry Rogers, from his book Making Handmade Shoes:
- 16mm×2.5mm square
- 25mm×3mm square for heavier boots