3/8" x 6" Wooden Dowel Rods by Woodpeckers

Walter W. Ware: Dowel Rods Wood are good quality and shipped PDQ

United States on Aug 04, 2023

JW: These dowel rods are very study and make great plant supports.

United States on Jul 13, 2023

CG Veach: NIce straight wooden dowels. Great for my needs

United States on Jul 09, 2023

Jim: The description says hardwood. These are 1 step up from Balsa Wood. Not real critical for my project, but beware

United States on May 26, 2023

Ivy Reisner: I bought these for a wildly disconnected pair of purposes. One, to use to do four dent weaving on a ridged heddle loom. Two, for a stick to use for bojitsu practice indoors in the winter. It works for both.

For weaving, it is sturdy enough to support 32 inches of stitches across the length of the loom lifted together for a weaving pattern. For here, strength was a primary concern. If it was prone to bowing or warping it would not have worked for the purposes as the warp threads would have been lifted unevenly or unreliably. I used cotton as a tie to the threads and it worked without a hitch. High marks for strength.

For bojitsu, smoothness was a main concern. I needed to be able to slide my hand along it from position to position. I knew it would not be long enough for some things, and that was an intended trade-off for being able to work in a smaller space. I did need to be able to switch grips however, and that requires smooth wood and that I can do with this. Hi marks for even, smooth wood. If you are concerned about fiber catching, don't be.

So, thus far these have worked for both purposes to which I set them, odd as those purposes may be. I can say these...

United States on Dec 06, 2022