=+21. Pegged mortise and tenon joints have been used to build wooden structures for centuries. Since the mid-1960s, there has been renewed interest in this method of timber connection because of its inherent strength compared with other methods of connection. In a recent study of the bearing strength of white oak dowels, a random sample of white oak boards was used to create several pegs, from which a random sample of pegs was drawn

(“Characterization of Bearing Strength Factors in Pegged Timber Connections,” J. of Structural