Using Home Depot dowels to finish Ikea furniture

TL;DR -- If you Ikea stiffed you some 101350 fluted dowels, you can buy 5/16" dowels from Home Depot , 50 for under $4. Depending on the precise usage, however, you may have to cut them down. One of the funniest things about Ikea is that they're scamming all sorts of bougie yuppies to save Ikea the cost of actually assembling furniture. Don't get me wrong: They're maestros at making it so most…