Anybody use Chinkapin for pegs?

[Phil H.]

Hey all,

Looking at my locally available options for peg material has lead me to Oak or Chinkapin.  Both would be slabbed up and then I'd rip into 1" strips, further ripping into octagons. 

Anyone ever use Chinkapin for pegs?

[RPF2509]

I'd pick oak any day over chinquapin.  Chinquapin is not as strong

[Dave Shepard]

I'm not familiar with chinquapin, but oak makes good pegs. White is better for an open frame like a barn because the powder post beetles like the red.

[nativewolf]

I can't believe there is that much Chinkapin, it is related to chestnut, right?

[ChugiakTinkerer]

Learn something new every day...

Giant chinkapin, an evergreen member of the beech family (Fagaceae), is the only tree-sized species of its genus found in the United States. Most of about 110 different species of Castanopsis occur in China, India, and Malaysia. With its dense, evergreen foliage (bright golden-yellow on the underside of the leaf) giant chinkapin is a distinctive, although minor, component of mixed-evergreen forests in western Oregon.

[Magicman]

As information, there are different Chinquapins;  LINK

Phil H. adding your location to your profile generally helps with questions since different tree species occur in different locals.