3. Draw a circle on each end from these centres of full diameter.
4. Bore a hole at each of these centres 3⁄8-inch diameter, and about an inch deep.
5. Plane off the four corners down to the circle to produce an octagonal form.
6. Plane off the eight corners, using as a stop a small piece of wood fastened in the vise. Hold the roller against this stop, and allow the stock to rest over the open space in the vise. Continue to plane off the edges as long as they are large enough to see or feel.
7. Sand-paper with coarse, followed by fine, sand-paper.
8. Glue into the holes in the ends pieces of dowel long enough to project out about half an inch.
9. Allow the glue to harden over night, and saw off the dowels next day to the proper length. Cut a slight bevel on the end of each dowel with the knife.
If any carving is to be done on the ends, it must be cut before they are screwed to the back piece.
