Rustic Old Hand-carved Wooden Jackstraw Set Made by Rollin! boy scout and natural bristles

and natural bristles

One might hang this one in the  kitchen or dining room as a reminder to thank the cook

or instead

I've fallen in love with the work of Alice Nanogak through seeing pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

etc--I don't think the flaws are much of a concern at all

Rustic Old Hand-carved Wooden Jackstraw Set Made by Rollin! boy scout and natural bristlesA perfect counterpoint to the delicate sets of antique bone spillikins I also love this wonderfully chunky old set of wooden jackstraws, complete with hook that is nothing more than a stick with bent nail at the end, which I must say does the trick perfectly! Plus a note in the box noting that they were made and, importantly, played with! by a Rollin R (I believe it reads). Really great, and excellent to play with, with a nice weight that makes both