For some reason I was thinking that I had to run the drill into the peg to replace it. Every one said to cut the peg off first and then drill, and that is what I will do. John -----Original Message----- From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:40 PM To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Tough drilling Can you flush cut the pegs off first, then just try and line up the bit on the stump of the peg? Oh, or are you wondering how to hold the piece without crushing it? Um, let one of the actual wood workers answer that one. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: dr25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: (412) 268-9081