I don’t spend a huge amount of time on retouching peg bushings, as you expect to see them on old instruments and I always use maple end grain bushings.
Retouching both sides and starting to drill out the holes in preparation of fitting the pegs took me 1 hour. Drilling out the holes and getting them straight is one of my pet hates! The holes are not fully reamed out yet.
Iris Carr Restorations 