Sweet Old Sailor Made Heavily Varnished Knotwork Basket cooking utensil then chopping it into pieces

then chopping it into pieces and piling them up

It's also just a really cool object

and better in person

I'm becoming quite enamored of old wooden toys

though I will take considerable care (as always) in packing it for safe travel

Sweet Old Sailor Made Heavily Varnished Knotwork Basket cooking utensil then chopping it into piecesI love old sailor made knotwork macrame baskets like this, crafted from fishing twine while men were out at sea, intended as sweetheart gifts to be delivered upon return home. Some sailors were more ambitious than others; this is a relatively simple one, but I think that is very much to the good! And it was finished with an especially heavy layer of varnish, also to the good, as any future slumping was completely staved off. Nice rich brown color, and