Personalized Hair Sticks

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  Step 1

  Decide which dowel width is best for you. I have thick, coarse hair and tend to use 1 stick instead of 2 so I use dowels that are 3/8 inch wide. If you have finer hair or use 2 sticks, dowels that are 1/4 inch wide are probably a little bit better.

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  Step 2

  Use any old pencil sharpener and sharpen one end of the dowel.

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  Step 3

  Use a sanding block to smooth out the sharpened end.

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  Step 4

  Be sure to round the tip of the dowel down pretty far. You don't want to poke and scrape yourself every time you do your hair.

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  Step 5

  Decide how long you want your stick and measure it out from the tip of the sharpened end. I used to use 8 in sticks when my hair was down to my tailbone. Now that I've cut my hair I feel like 7 inches would be plenty. I'd say start long and then cut it down if you need it shorter.

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  Step 6

  Cut the dowel along the line you marked. Handsaw is the most ideal tool but you could try to use gardening shears or something along the lines of that.

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  Step 7

  Sand down any rough edges.

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  Step 8

  Use a wood conditioner and rub it all over the dowel to make is smooth and glossy. You could also use coconut oil, a stain, or the waxy side of wax paper.

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  Step 9

  The stick is essentially done at this point. You can choose to leave the stick as is, or decorate it.

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  Step 10

  For decorations you can use strong adhesives or nails to glue on pendants, flowers, charms, pretty much anything you can fit on the end of a stick. Wrapping the sticks with embroidery thread, wire, or yarn is a good option as well. For a topper that dangles, you can screw in an eye pin and attach beads, pendants or do what I did and attach a guitar pick. The possibilities are endless.

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