Brass Pegs
Brass pegs in addition to pegs of other metals, are used for a variety of things. A peg by its definition is a slender, usually cylindrical piece (such as with wood) that tapers or comes to a point at one end. Similar to a wedge, pegs have long been used as representative pieces in counting or keeping track of things as well as being used for their natural purpose of wedging tightly into holes at their tapered end. Among the most popular games that makes use of metal pegs is Cribbage. The term peg also commonly refers to a motorcycle or bicycle part upon which a second rider may place their feet. Depending on the context, you’ll know which brass peg goes with which activity!
Cribbage Pegs
Cribbage is a card game that is typically played with a board that has holes in it, perfectly fitted for pegs that are known as Cribbage pegs. Cribbage pegs are no more than fancy scoreholders: the rules of Cribbage are involved and tallying by paper can get trite after just a few rounds. By integrating the board and peg system, every time something happens to award points, the peg is advanced spaces along a step-by-step route. When one player reaches 121, they have won the game.
Cribbage pegs can be customized and ordered to specification. There is a following that truly enjoys the game and for those that want to flaunt it, fake diamonds and all types of things can be embedded atop the wide part of a brass Cribbage peg. If you have a favorite sports team it’s not unreasonable to want and get Cribbage pegs that feature their logo atop the pegs. The sky is the limit when it comes to Cribbage peg customization and brass certainly is an available peg material.
Pegs for Motorcycles
Motorcycle pegs or bicycle pegs are often referred to simply as “pegs”. Brass is an uncommon material for the use of peg construction either for bikes or motorcycles. Inherently, the harder materials such as steel, iron and even aluminum are preferred over brass or copper. Nonetheless, pegs are a simple piece and if a custom order were necessary for brass pegs, it could certainly be done. Just know offhand that it is infrequent that you’ll find pre-made brass pegs for fixture upon any two-wheeled vehicle: pedal powered or not!
Fastening Systems
Perhaps the best way we know brass pegs is because of the tiny brass fasteners that we’ve come to familiarize ourselves with throughout school. These brass pegs had two thin strips of brass jutting unceremoniously from the bottom of a brass button head. One strip is slightly longer than the other on these brass pegs so when you punch the point of these two strips through paper, once through, you can bend the strips parallel with the back of the papers, thus creating a tightly bound, mutli-page document. Places that you can easily find these types of pegs include:
- Staples
- Office Max
- CVS
- Amazon
- eBay