Do not start to make a towel-roller until you have found a piece of round wood, such as a curtain pole, suitable for the roller. All the old paint and varnish should) be removed and the surface sandpapered fresh and clean. The back piece should be about a half inch thick and twenty inches long, although this measurement may have to be changed a little if the toweling is of some special width. The shape of the end blocks is clearly shown in the drawing. A hole about a half or three-quarters of an inch in diameter is to be bored in the center half-way through, after which the wood extending from the hole to the top of the block is to be cut away, so that the roller may be slipped in. Saw off the lower front corner of each block and attach by driving nails in through the back. The ends of the roller are now to be worked down evenly all the way round, so that it will run freely between the end blocks.

The finish may be white enamel or shellac varnish on the natural wood, depending on the woodwork in the room where it is to be used.