I'm just trying to learn how to remove pegs. I have some pine beams with some braces still attached. The pegs are oak. I tried to pound out a thru bored peg and it wasn't working well at all. My wooden dowel would get stuck(maybe I need steel) and I found out the peg was broken and the tip end was jamming in the hole. I'll have to try the screw technique, and get a steel rod. I also should get a small boring/auger bit to try center drilling a stuck peg. I spent way too long getting 3 pegs out. I'm sure it will be easier with all of these techniques handy.