Wands

[BigguyZ]

Someone at work asked if I could make some wands for his 3 kids. I'm just curious if anyone's done any wands, and if they have any pics or examples. Also, what whould I charge for something like that?

[JR]

What kind of wand? For what purpose?

[Russianwolf]

I have four up on ebay right now and will be listing two more tonight.

Mine are very simple. One or Two piece solid wood jobs.

the handle on ebay is russianwolf.woodworks so go have a look

[bmyers]

It's one of the first things I was asked to make by LOML. My first ones looked like drumsticks. Others had handles on one end with a divit on the other end for a crystal to glue in.

Look around the internet. I found some examples out there that were cool looking. You can wrap leather shoelace around the handle for effect.

A simple wand you could get maybe $15 for (without magic)

With magic included? I dunno $15 plus some dragon scales and eye of newt (seasonal)..

Bill

[BigguyZ]

What kind of wand? For what purpose?

Harry-Potter esq wands (but not nearly as detailed).

I'll definitely have to Google is later and check ebay... Thanks for the direction.

[jspelbring]

Potter wand

I want to build one with a feather inside - can't seem to find a Phoenix though...

[ragswl4]

I have four up on ebay right now and will be listing two more tonight.

Mine are very simple. One or Two piece solid wood jobs.

the handle on ebay is russianwolf.woodworks so go have a look

I liked the Wenge Wand the best, plus it has a nice ring to it.

[Anna]

I have four up on ebay right now and will be listing two more tonight.

Mine are very simple. One or Two piece solid wood jobs.

the handle on ebay is russianwolf.woodworks so go have a look

I love the write-ups/descriptions on your eBay merchandise.

[Russianwolf]

Thanks guys, you have to get creative if you want to catch and hold peoples' attention.

Anna, if you liked those, you'll like this one. http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ght=arboricide
the pic died, I'll have to try to find it and update it, but the story is still good.

[JoeyGee]

You could check out Alivan's for ideas. I think there is some sort of official tie-in with the HP franchise:

http://www.alivans.com/

[jAngiel]

You could check out Alivan's for ideas. I think there is some sort of official tie-in with the HP franchise:

http://www.alivans.com/

My son acutally paid $40 for a wand from this company. Not a bad turning job but no where near worth $40. It was his money and he has since learned what a waste of money it was (a $40 lesson, I've wasted more than that but I won't admit that to him...). I couldn't get him to listen, I didn't have (and still don't) a lathe to show him how easily he could have made his own.

[JR]

... I didn't have (and still don't) a lathe to show him how easily he could have made his own.

Hmmm, this sounds like an opportunity for ~$300 lesson for ol' jAngiel. A nice little lathe and a starter set of chisels, and you well on the way to Mr. Smart Woodworker!

JR

[Anna]

Hmmm, this sounds like an opportunity for ~$300 lesson for ol' jAngiel. A nice little lathe and a starter set of chisels, and you well on the way to Mr. Smart Woodworker!

JR

$300? Right. Never have I heard the phrase "slippery slope" so often until I started turning. And those are just from the guys at Woodcraft.

[guycox]

here is my first design -- http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=32103

The handles started out as 2x2 pine scrap from a shop that turns ballisters -- I cut them into 8" lengths avoiding the knots. I put them into a 4 jawed chuck with a live center and bring them close to round and finish up with the skew ( good practice) -- I'll then rough out the design with my skew and do most of the large beads and the grip with the skew. If I'm doing small beads I'll use a spindle master instead of the skew. Then I'll replace the live center with a 7/16 MT2 drill bit (bought it on eBay for $3.00 - it's way faster then using a jacobs chuck on the tailstock and it has less vibration) -- to drill the hole for the dowel.

I started a batch today that will be cross drillled hole to expose the magical element.. I had to increase the dowel size to 1/2" so that it is the same size as the test tube. That all requies a pretty precise setup so I think that tomorrow I'm going to drill the 1/2" hole from the butt end of the handle for inserting the test tube - that way I'll only have to drill 4' instead of almost 6-1/2 to hit the cross drilled hole. I'm still pondering the size of the cross drilled hole -- 7/16 doesn't provide much exposure to the tube holding the magical element --

One option I'm considering is leaving ends square, taking it out of the lathe, and using a biscuit jointer to cut some slots in the handle to expose test tube rather then rely on the cross drilled holes Then putting them back into the lathe to finish the fancy work. I've got a couple of days to get the design/process down and leave my wife a day or two to finish them up with the paint job. I figure I'll need about 20 of them for an upcoming craft show...