Here they are, my home-made wooden runes.
Kiama, yes they were easy to make because I had some help from a very special friend. They started as a branch that had fallen from a tree that he'd planted to commemorate the death of his dog.
So together we sawed the disks (I held the branch, he sawed - he was stronger than me). Then, using a burning engraving tool, he carved out the symbols (I instructed, he carved - he was neater than me).
We thought we had one left over, so he carved a flower, and drilled a hole in the middle, so that I could attach (sew) it to the outside of the bag (at least I could do something). You see, I’ve made matching bags for some of my decks, so I’m coordinated when I travel with my tools of the trade. Each of my bags has a distinctive mark so I can tell them apart at a glance.
Anyhow, I think the wood was apple box and then I used several layers of real bees wax to coat and protect them. It wasn’t until much later that I realised I didn’t have a blank rune (and we could have used that extra one after all). I’d gone without a blank rune for such a long time, I wondered if the other runes would now accept an intruder. I decided not to include it.
I like the feel of the real wood and the fact that my friend helped me make them. I haven't used them in a while though. So thanks Moonbow for making me dig them out.
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