Can I use straws instead of dowels?
Using straws instead of dowel rods as supports for your cake is a quick, easy, and cheap way to make your cake strong.
What can I use instead of a wooden dowel?
For a super-strong joint that doesn’t require a lot of precise fitting, try using epoxy and all-thread rod as a substitute for dowels and woodworker’s glue. Drill your holes in the same location as you would for a dowel assembly, but make the holes about 1⁄ 16 ” larger than the diameter of your all-thread rod.
What can I use for cake dowels?
The dowels that I frequently use, especially for large cakes or cakes with at least 3 tiers, are wooden and plastic dowels. These two are very strong materials and will hold up very well. To cut the wooden dowels, use a pair of sharp shears or a small saw.
Can a straw be rolled with kitchen towel?
If you remove too much wax, your designs will fade in the water and your straw won’t be as strong as you’d like. I find it easiest to keep a piece of kitchen towel in my left hand and roll the straw on it with my right hand.
What’s the easiest way to make a dowel?
If you cut too deep, you can always shim under the chisel, although I was lucky and didn’t need to. Making the dowels is as simple as putting the dowel blank in the drill chuck and pushing it through the jig while spinning it.
Is it possible to make paper straws at home?
Paper straws come in all sorts of colors and are a great way to add a unique touch to any event. They can get expensive, however, and sometimes you just can’t find the exact color or pattern that you need. Fortunately, it’s possible to make paper straws at home.
How big of a roundover do you need for a dowel stick?
A 1/4″ (6 mm) roundover bit is ideal for rounding the corners for 3/8″ (10 mm) dowel blanks. I don’t so much want to make a stick that is perfectly round, but just to round the corners a bit so less material needs to be removed in the next step.