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Measures 14 1/4 inches. The handle is mansonia and the shaft is made from canary, finished with shellac.
The idea I was attempting was a rough "boney finger" idea after the heartwood started looking like this anyways. It's covered in India Ink and shellaced over.
The ink is made from a dissolved buy-back AR-15. I'm still working on figuring out what type of wood this is.
Idk if I should add more or maybe stain the handle
This Wiccan style wand measures 13 inches, hand carved and finished with an emerald stain and shellac.
Hay I have a question so do any of you just get this need to make more wands and spend like 3 days doing nothing but make wands and other stuff like that or is it just me
This red gum wand measures 15 1/4 inches. So solid and durable it should last a few generations to come!
For some reason the maple in the egg got darker as I polished it. Still pretty pleased with it though!
I’m thinking of making this my main wand, but it looks strangely out of place, from where I found it. Currently, my research points to it being an English Oak, but I found it in an All-Pine tree park. Yes, I know that’s the least odd thing, given that it’s over 24 inches (that rule alone is 18 inches long), and it’s incredibly curvy & spiraled in nature. I still want to use it.
This wand measures 14 1/2 inches and has been finished with shellac
Hay I'm looking for Drawer knobs anyone know where to look?
Here’s a shot of a few ebony wands I made a couple of months back. All measure around 14 inches, highly polished then finished with a coat of shellac.
Haven’t turned in a while so I chose this simple wand. I like how it turned out! Beech turns nice.
Could a wands handle be made out of the "core material" if it was large enough? For reference I am thinking of a huge fang/tooth or something like that. Like the handle is completely made of the tooth and the wood of the wand is fitted into a slot carved into the tooth. Would that be logical or work canonical?
I had a wand made from a design I saw online. Do you think they are too similar? Mine is in the yellow ( osage orange).
I have been asked by a friend to make a custom wand for her but she wants a non-standard/canon exotic wand core. She wants to say her wand has a liquid basilisk venom core which I think is a cool concept. I want to make a plaque for the wand and wondered what sort of properties would you say a core of liquid basilisk venom would have?
Made of poplar and measuring 12 inches. This wand was inspired by the wands on Pottermore. It’s more crude and made to look well traveled. Made using only a whittling knife. Any thoughts?
? It’s been a while