Just A Thought

I was sitting here looking at my last post with the pegs in the bucket and thinking that maybe I should have somehow tried to make the pegs myself. By the looks of the eight sided pegs I figured I would only have needed a table saw and some oak boards and I could have done these myself. The problem is I have no table saw and nowhere to put the thing and where would I get the oak boards from. I guess it was bothering me that these things weren't cheap and if I put two per joint like I planned then I would probably need about 100 more than I have already bought. This is in addition to the learning process I am going through trying to figure out the best way to use a gin pole for my small barn project. I am sure that one will help out especially if I only have a couple of people helping me but again the thing isn't cheap and the logistics are all new to me. I purchased a strap from Tractor Supply that is really too long but it looks sturdy and if I wrap it a one or two  times around the beam then the 20' stap is effectivly reduced to the length I need. The strap has the hooks with the spring loaded self locking lever which I liked and has a hook at both ends. This means I will need two straps and end up with four hooks coming together at the block. Four hooks coming to one hook is not going to work so I purchased what I'll call an adapter but the end that will accomidate the four hooks isn't large enough so above is a picture of my compromise. This is one strap so imagine two of these hanging on the block. I don't know about you but I'm thinking this looks a little rediculous although I do believe it will work. I guess my point is I'll tackel these issues one at a time so for now I'll just pay for someone else to do the pegs while I try to figure out the best way to put this thing together and not hurt anyone.