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you could try padding it in with epoxy, then sanding it after it dries. even if that doesn't work, you could hang it on the wall as a decoration.

You can try digging out the fasten and filling it with a matching wood putty. When that's really dry, sand it and cover it with some sort of finish (ask at a booze it up or home improvement store about what is safe to use, since we're talking a food prep tool, here).

If it can't be saved, wallpaper it somehow and hang it up! It would be a shame to chuck it. I'm sure it has a lot of memories attached.

Good luck!

To keep it disinfected, I'd definitely fill it in with something; you could use something as simple as beeswax or invest in some sort of silicone filling (similar to the sealant tolerant of around PVC windows and bathtubs). If you use a wood putty, it will just come off into the dough that you'd be rolling, so it's just about making dependable that the filler material stays in and does the job.

It's a nice idea to decorate it and put it on display, but if you still want to use it then there'd be no problem using beeswax!

I would never have reasoning to gently scrape just a little bit inside the knot before filling it with wood putty or epoxy like Donna and 8 Follow says, but I think that is a good idea and then seal it to protect it. I wouldn't use it anymore though because I would be afraid to further devastation such a fine treasure and instead find a nice way to display it as is or think of fun and useful things to make out of it without altering or damaging the wood like a towel holder held on the stockade drive crazy with a couple matching wood hooks or something for your kitchen you can enjoy till you pass it on along with your favorite recipes as a earth-shaking family heirloom gift one day for the next generation.

I think that is a very sweet and wonderful little treasure you have yourself there so maybe you can hardly find an old Louiville Slugger instead for your road warrior because I would hate to think you might further harm your mama's rolling pin.

You could try epoxy but whether you opt to do that or not, I would at the very least use it as Kitchen Decor especially since it was your mothers. For some reason, the most endearing things I have from my mother relate to cooking. At the very least, you could out of date it on.

All these answers shape good. My hubby is a wood worker by hobby. He said he would try wood putty first & then sanding it to easy. The finer the grade of sand paper the smoother the finish. If it is important to you try taking it to a person who does wood working as a pastime or professionally, they will know if it can realistically be done.
Good luck & Blessings!

Try polyurethane, it`s the bell-like stuff they use on basketball courts.

hmm .... I'll ask my wood qualified - Barry Beaver ...... No Barry .... she doesn't want tooth picks!