All Nostepinne Are Not Equally Useful

The nostepinne on the left measures 12 3/4 inches while the nostepinne on the right measures 10 inches. The nostepinne on the left has 9 1/2 inches of workspace area (meaning that you have 9 1/2 inches in which to successfully wind your yarn into a center-pull ball of yarn) were as the 10  inch nostepinne only provides you with a workspace of 4 1/2 inches. The area is limited due to the fact that the nostepinne on the right has decorative grooves around the nostepinne in four places. The grooves catch your yarn as you wind on to the nostepinne causing it to become bound up in the grooves and difficult to remove the center-pull ball away from the nostepinne without destroying the inner core of the center-pull area. From personal experience I find the nostepinne on the right to be a poor choice of tools to work with. The nostepinne on the left creates a much smoother transition in removing the center-pull ball of yarn from the nostepinne. The nostepinne on the left holds 4 to 6 ounces of fiber once wound and the nostepinne on the right yields a center-pull ball of yarn weighing in at 1 ounce. The nostepinne on the left was purchased from an Etsy Shop called M McGinnis Woodworking out of Beaver Creek, Ohio. I provided the info now you make the choice. I think I prefer the simplicity of the nostepinne on the left rather than the one on the right with decorative grooves that limit the workspace.