ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Yes, I figured out pretty quick that a rod-tip needed to be attached to a Rod of Nothing. I was confused about the Rod Tips of nothing. I assumed at first that a Rod Tip of nothing could be used to blank out a Rod to attach a new tip to it. Anyway, just a new feature since the last time I spent time...

So, I notice a number of chardumps have various items "of nothing" being carried around. Why? Is there some skill that makes these somehow useful?