The first is the standard toothpick. It is a small dowel with pointy ends.  

The second is the kind with the fancy end that looks like they needed the world's smallest lathe to produce. 

A toothpick tends to be about 4 or 5 inches in diameter in ¼” scale.  This makes it quite ideal for use as a newel post, decorative legs for tables and chairs, lampposts, and a variety of other things that are long, skinny and round.

Toothpicks also fit well into the holes of some beads.  Using them together, for example, to build a lamppost where the toothpick is the post and the bead is the decorative base, can be a lot of fun.

(Warning: if you buy the ones that smell minty, people may ask you if you used kindergarten paste to assemble your model.)

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