Mahlstick substitute

[Julie Deane]

I use a cheap dowel bought from Home Depot.

[Kimberly Dow]

David & Julie -

Out of curiosity - what is on the end of the Swiffer and on the end of the dowel? Did you cushion them?

[Tom Edgerton]

Kim--

To each their own, but isn't it heavy?

I use an old yardstick with a funeral home advertisement stamped on it. (common here in the South). I like the flatness of it for some reason.

Regards-TE

[Mike Dodson]

Kim,

I have a pencil eraser capped over the end of mine. Mine is a piece of alminum tubing I bought from Home Depot. It is extreeeeeeeeeemely light.

[David Bottoni]

I also have a wooden dowel, but this swiffer handle is excellent. Its light weight, compact (for storage), extendable from 12" to at least 48", without sacrificing rigidity. It has a wide grip handle, and at the end of each section is a threaded rod on which you can attach a threaded wooden ball or anything that has a threaded hole of the same size. Here is the Swiffer website, if you are really interested: http://www.homemadesimple.com/swiffe...ucts/dry.shtml. I just started using it, and I still laugh at myself for being so 'frugal'.

David

[Kimberly Dow]

My left arm often 'forgets' what it is supposed to be doing and will move - so the heaviness of mine helps my arm to remember. If I used a light one like Mike's or David's I'd bet I would end up pushing into the canvas too hard. Perhaps it is just a concentration issue for me. No blonde jokes please

[Jean Kelly]

I have a dual duty cane, it has a nice curved handle that hooks on the top of the canvas. It's stable, lightweight, rigid, and when I need it, it helps me walk!

Jean