This our version of the French pin Dame Julia Child waxed poetically on her show (see her epic "diss" of the classic American handled rolling HERE, starting at around 19:50 of the episode). We designed our pin to provide the following benefits  following benefits:
Control (hands are closer to and can feel dough thickness, Balance (even, continuous pressure on the dough is easy to achieve); Tapered ends: allow easy rotation and tight turns, while being gentle on the hands and wrists, and Easy Cleaning: no crevices for dough to hide in; just wipe clean. Our French Tapered Rolling Pins are crafted from carefully selected Sugar Maple and Cherry. Finished with a food-grade, penetrating oil, these pins are easy to clean and care for (instructions come with each pin). They measure a generous 19 inches (long enough to be effective with pie crusts and pizza dough, but short enough to fit inside a standard cabinet drawer), and vary between 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches thick along a 12 inch span (affording  the user plenty of flat rolling surface before tapering at either end). We think you'll find this useful tool elegant and display-worthy (Julia Child kept hers in in a copper pot on the counter of her famous TV kitchen).