A specialized gauge used by timber framers and traditional joiners to ensure wooden pegs, trunnels, or dowels are shaved to the correct uniform diameter. The tool typically consists of a metal ring or a hardwood block with a precisely bored hole. As the craftsman shapes the peg with a drawknife, they pass it through the moot to check for high spots and exact sizing.
Heard on the job
Shave that peg down a bit more, it's getting stuck in the moot.
Also heard as
- moot block