The Perfect Rolling Pin

My sons and I decided to make gingerbread cookies this afternoon.
Thus we found ourselves at the store in search of the perfect rolling pin.
We ended up with a 1¼ inch dowel that was 48 inches long, then had it cut into 3 pieces. We took our dowel pieces home, sanded them and ended up with 3 perfect rolling pins. Our total cost: $6.38 (for dowel and sandpaper).
Each rolling pin took 10 minutes to make (hand sanding) and added up to just $2.13. On top of that, a fun activity.
Posted on December 3, 2006 in how-to by Elana
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