Heh, they're cheap and effective for a certain stingy feeling that only a wooden instrument will give you
The black strip of leather towards the top, between the purple flogger (which is suede, btw) and the thin black cane, is from Barnes and Nobles & is normally used just to keep books open.
A good rule of thumb in bdsm is that you'll save money whenever you can use a 'pervertable' from every day life.