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This Subreddit is a forum that encourages the respectful exchange of woodworking knowledge and projects related to wand making, both fantasy and real. Everything from construction, to magical properties.


''The wand chooses the wizard... it's not always clear why.''


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/r/Wandsmith

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Any wandsmiths in Indiana?

Just wondering, because I thought it would be funny-A woman I matched with on a dating site said she had a friend in Indiana whose husband made wands.

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2025/01/17
15:53 UTC

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New to this

Hi yall, I am a pretty big fan of all things potterverse and I am somewhat proficient at woodworking, I have plenty of projects under my belt that include knife scales, gun grips, cooking utensils, etc. So naturally I figured it was about time I gave this a try, however I do not own a lathe nor many proper hand planing/carving tools (though I do have some). I typically do my work with a belt sander, Dremel, and other various sanding implements. From what I gathered on youtube, lathes and cutting techniques are more appropriate for this level of detail when it comes to keeping wood patterns and certain grain artifacts. I suppose my question is how difficult does the process become without a lathe? I am willing to pick up some different carving tools but I don’t have space or the cash for a lathe lol. Any good guides online I should look at before getting started? This is my chosen design for my first wand should I move forward. It will be made from a 130 year old Osage that we were able to harvest a dropped a limb from last year.

16 Comments
2025/01/16
18:23 UTC

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Wants for my family, Halloween 2023

Just found this thread, and loving all I've seen so far! I whittle, carve, and also build with wood. I'm pretty amateur, but love working with wood.

My family wanted wands for Halloween, and choose the designs themselves. I sketched their ideas then whittled & carved them out, and finished them.

From top down:

  1. My son close a lightsaber design...I then found out he's a Sith, lol
  2. My wife's wand. The hole at the pommel area was hard, and I'm not the happiest with that part, but we were crunched for time
  3. My wand, with a weathered skeleton finger on the end. I used black tea on white paint.
  4. My daughter's wand. The twist was a fun challenge
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2025/01/16
00:17 UTC

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Broomstick Inspired wand!

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2025/01/14
05:47 UTC

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How short can a wand get before it stops being considered a wand?

I’m just curious on others opinions on this, I don’t have a terribly good reason as why it came to mind other than it seems like a fun topic to me and hopefully others.

24 Comments
2025/01/13
02:37 UTC

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Wand design ideas

Hi, I'm starting to have creators block where I can't think of a single design. I'm trying to stay away from the HP wands because of copyright and some of wands look tacky and unrealistic.

I was wondering where do you guys get your designs and Inspiration from?

Cheers

7 Comments
2025/01/09
05:37 UTC

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Question on creating a wand concealed within a cane

Greetings all. Like the title says, for a while now I've wanted to craft a wand concealed within a cane similar to the one used by Luscious Malfoy. I do own his replica cane but the magnetic mechanism they use is not mu favorite, I prefer friction lock systems. I also own a few sword canes as well but I still struggle to figure out the best way to craft one myself by hand.

Has anyone tried this before themselves or have any pointers they could give? Any advice would be much appreciated.

4 Comments
2025/01/09
03:48 UTC

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First wand making experience & used old red oak from the 1920s

Shorter than I wanted, it splintered off while sanding so saying it was a great grandparents who splintered during a battle.

8 Comments
2025/01/08
14:01 UTC

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Walmart has blank dowels!

8 Comments
2025/01/05
14:07 UTC

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Black Ink on wand question

Hello everyone, I made another wand using Black Calligraphy ink over Oak wood. The problem is when I waxed and buffed it there is black Ink on the cloth that I used for buffing.

Have I done something wrong or should I just leave it for a week?

1 Comment
2025/01/05
05:47 UTC

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Tips on wand making???

I domt own a lathe i will never have the space for one unless its small enough to fit in a standard cupboard/bookshelf but i really want to make my own wand does anyone got any tips? How i can get good looking wands without a lathe or does someone know an easy diy lathe with for example a drill

18 Comments
2025/01/02
01:00 UTC

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Original wand made by "Wands and Reviews". BTW they're trying to reach 2K subs by the new year and they are only 20 subs away from that, so I thought I'd share in case anyone wants to help them out with a sub.

1 Comment
2024/12/31
06:49 UTC

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Collection of wands

Just a few wands I made. Most of the wood is pine or unknown. The dyes are mission oak, walnut, and mahogany. The spiral wand is made of a wood that smells like popcorn when sanded or burned.

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2024/12/29
05:48 UTC

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Has anyone made their wands with polymer clay

Hi has anyone made wands with polymer clay like sculpey and Fimo? I've tried and it's been a crappy wand lol. I get bubbles or uneven parts. Does anyone know what I could do differently?

9 Comments
2024/12/28
06:20 UTC

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Wand Battles

I know this is slightly off topic for this sub, but I figured you all might have good answers. I’m looking for examples of wands battles / fight scenes that don’t take place in the Harry Potter Universe. Animated or live action. I’m curious how others depicted people battling with wands.

6 Comments
2024/12/25
14:43 UTC

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Slytherin & Gryffindor House Wands

5 Comments
2024/12/21
16:25 UTC

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Process Pictorial- making a wand start to finish

This is just how I do it sometimes

1 Comment
2024/12/20
23:54 UTC

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