Hello all,

I need to build a stall bars (aka swedish wall bars) for my daughter physical therapy exercises. It is a fairly simple build except for one thing: the rungs.

AcadiaStallBar-1_grande.jpg https://infitnessequipment.com/colle...roducts/acadia

I will buy the 36" dowels from the store for the rungs.
However I was advised to not use a dowel with a circular profile, but rather with an ovoid profile to make it easier to grab and hold.
An ovoid is like the shape of a racing track. Rounded on both ends and flat on the sides.

I can run the round dowel thru my table saw to flatten the sides, but how can I keep it from rotating during the cut?
Any other way to cut it? I do have a router as well.

Thank you