Bill, Sometimes one needs a true round dowel. The dowels you purchase unless they are freshly milled will be out of round, sometimes significantly, because of unequal tangential & radial dimensional changes. As well, some mass market dowels are run on a 4 sided molder which does not produce a round dowel right off the machine. One doesn't always needs a dead round dowel, but when you do it's not a cost thing...this is one of the only ways to get it. Jim Ialeggio -- Jim Ialeggio jim at grandpianosolutions.com 978 425-9026 Shirley Center, MA
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