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Old oak beams with pegged joints

Joinery

Why we peg our joints

November 3, 2026 · The Ashby workshop

A draw-bored peg pulls a joint tight and keeps it tight for a few hundred years. Here is how it works.

An oiled ash dining table by a window

Care

Looking after an oiled table

October 14, 2026 · The Ashby workshop

A cloth, a little oil and once a year: how to keep an oak or ash table looking the way it did on the day we brought it.