On 6/27/2012 6:36 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Jun 26, 5:00 pm, dsi1 > wrote:
>> On 6/26/2012 11:35 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> On 26/06/2012 4:44 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>> The rolling pins with the straight sides and handles seem to have a
>>>> waterproof finish on them. My guess is that it's some kind of
>>>> polyurethane finish but I could be wrong.
>>
>>> They are? I had one that was straight and it was bare wood.
>>
>> The hard maple ones I've seen have a light finish of some sort on them.
>> Maybe it's an oil finish - I donno what's on there but it's a water
>> resistant surface. You can wash those with no problem. The beachwood
>> tapered pin I have is obviously unfinished. I don't feel comfortable
>> getting it wet. I never wash mine.
>>
>
> Mine is maple, with handles with bearings, and it came without any
> finish on it.
>
> N.
>

I think that there are unfinished rolling pins as well as tapered pins
that are finished but I've never used a finished tapered pin.