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wikiro Elite user NY 435 Posts |
I am going to make a wand and I need to know what are the best supplies I could get? Like the type of wood to the type of metal.
Wikiro
If you punch a wall so hard your knee hurts your goal has been accomplished.
Never Panic! Wikiro |
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Ray Haddad Regular user Mansfield Center, Connecticut 151 Posts |
Well, you know the old saying, "Waste not, wand not."
If you are making a traditional wand, a dowel is all you need along with some black and white paints. Cut to length and paint as desired. If you want to use exotic woods and metals, you may have to find a lathe or drill press. My favorite wand is one made from the spike of a citrus tree. In all types of citrus trees, there are straight, mildly bumpy spikes of branches that never bear fruit. These are always pruned away each year by growers since they contribute nothing to the tree or the fruit's health. A single one of these can be cut and finished with a lacquer coating that makes them look fabulous. Add a few feathers, beads and some whip stitched colored string and you have a masterpiece at virtually no cost. A wand is a piece of misdirection. The more unusual it is, the easier it is to direct attention to the wand so you can do your other secret magician's business. Check out Johnny Thompson's wand on his video tapes sometime. Best, Ray |
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wikiro Elite user NY 435 Posts |
I got a great idea for making a wand. THANK YOU RAY! You gave me the idea.
Wikiro
If you punch a wall so hard your knee hurts your goal has been accomplished.
Never Panic! Wikiro |
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Ray Haddad Regular user Mansfield Center, Connecticut 151 Posts |
Wikiro,
My pleasure. If you can, send me a photo of your wand when you finish it. Best Regards, Ray |
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wikiro Elite user NY 435 Posts |
What is the most interesting wand any of you have ever seen?
Wikiro
If you punch a wall so hard your knee hurts your goal has been accomplished.
Never Panic! Wikiro |
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simage New user Idaho 30 Posts |
I lathe wands out of yellowheart and cocobolo. The yellowheart is for the tips. They look nice and with these woods there's very little need for a finish (they are pretty oily woods) Anyway, I join the dissimilar woods with a 1" or so of a fairly large guage nail. I originally intended this to add weight at the ends to more easily facilitate a wand spin, but with rare earth magnets......
Definitely a nerd, in science, technology, and magic.
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Whiterabbit Loyal user Kevin Mc Lean 278 Posts |
I use a length of aluminium rod and get electrician's heatshrink (a plastic tube that you put a lighter on and it shrink to about half diameter), trim the plastic neat on the aluminium and get a nice matt black and metallic brushed silver wand (I have five in various sizes). They look good, the plastic isn't that slippery type, they have a nice weight, and you can wand spin easily. They cost me about $5.00 (Australian) per wand on average.
May your fingers never lose their deftness,
May your tongue always lead them down the garden path... Regards, Whiterabbit |
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magicboy1234567 New user 14 Posts |
You know what would make a pretty interesting wand? I think it would be a wand with white on the inside an black on the tips of it, so basicly its a reverse wand that would attract peoples eyes away from your doing. Just a thought though.
manipulation!!!
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sdgiu Elite user The Boonies, NC 456 Posts |
If you do the reverse wand (white w/black
tips) I suggest at least one good coat of Polyeurethane. (white shows dirt really quick) Also for a Quick/cheap/emergency wand. 3/8" dowel (cut to the length you want) masking tape on the ends (1" each end) Spray with black paint let dry depending on the paint (and atmospheric conditions) you can be ready to go in as little as 20 minutes. Steve zzz My post left off taking off the masking tape when the paint is dry. sorry steve zzz Ps guess I should've mentioned using a light colored wood too. (It's laaaaattttteeeeee) z |
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Clayman Loyal user New Jersey 243 Posts |
I make mine with of ebony. They make the best natural well balanced wands you might ever see. Especially being a natural black wood. I went to a exotic wood dealer and bought tons of scraps from them (cheap!). Just an idea for those interested.
"A flash of silvery light ..and it was gone."
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Snidini Special user 776 Posts |
Clayman, I too have made a couple of wands out of ebony and tauga nuts. They make beautiful wands but my price for the wood at my exotic wood dealer is not cheap. Either the prices have went up or he sees no need to give the scraps away. I would be interested in your source for wood if you wish to email me.
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angeloturn New user 59 Posts |
Gabon Ebony, Macassar Ebony, Cocobolo, Snakewood, Pink Ivory,African Blackwood are all good chicesfor wands.
MAJIC BRAND
Leave no wood unturned.....A
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
I used a new flexible Polymer material from Sculpy..."Bake And Bend" and sculpted an 'ancient' looking Harry Potter/Lord Of The Rings type wand to look like very old wood with thin vines curling around it and the tiny head of a wood spirit near the tip. It is rigid enough but also very flexible and indestructible, I used acrylics to dress it. It was just an experiment but very easy to do and the materials are a dream to work with.
Higley's Giant Flea Pocket Zibit
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mdspark Special user 784 Posts |
GREAT TIP DARKRIDER...I will look for that stuff!
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Yep...I'm working on a small routine with a small wand made out of the stuff...it's pretty springy...so I'm figuring with a bit of invisible thread, I can have a trained Flea do some flips...Jump off the end of the wand (boing) and into a magic Milk Glass...drink the milk and then Boing back onto the wand and then back in his match box. Silly...but I like silly stuff!
Doug
Higley's Giant Flea Pocket Zibit
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constantine Regular user Memphi, on the Mighty Muddy 189 Posts |
I just maid two wands like Whiterabits.Cost $8.59 American,time less than ten minutes.Ace Heardware had the 3/8" tube in bright red,also a charcold gray if you like the Murcury wand look. Radio Shack has gloss black tube.The weigh is great.
Constatine 49%er
“The way of the transgressor is hard—to quit.” —Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith |
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
I just finished one in Brazillian cherry. Very simple design with no stain or finish coat needed.
I learned a lot about hand carved wands from Greg (geemack) who posts here often. I have one of his that has a skull carved into the end. The skull actually has teeth no more than a millimeter wide, and an overbite to boot. I have carved wands that appear to be two snakes wrapped around each other. Another had a human finger carved in lieu of a tip. I still have one that begins at one end as a rod that begins to twist and gradually becomes a snake at the far end. Some of my wands have been fitted with metal tips, some hollow, some solid, mostly brass. I do want to try Ebony or Cocobolo. Any one out there ever laminate different woods before turning? Please PM with details on the best route.
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Starrpower Inner circle 4070 Posts |
I just made a wand from a piece of driftwood I found in Lake Superior. I took it to the guy who pinstriped my Harley and had it pinstriped with a beautiful decoration as well as my name, then a coat of marine varnished. Looks great!
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angeloturn New user 59 Posts |
I like the drift wood idea. I have a piece of Seagrape root that I hand carried back to the States for the Bahamas with the intent of making a wand out of it. It is all gnarly and twisted. It should make a neat wand. I was thinking a crystal in the end with turned handle on the other end but there are too many ideas here to use just the crystal!
Thanks guys A
Leave no wood unturned.....A
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fantom New user 97 Posts |
I made an interesting wand.
First I stripped the strobe out of a timing light (used to set the timing on a car engine). Then I encased the light part in a jewel shape made from casting resin. Then I encased the rest of the wiring in PVC pipe and proceeded to cover the PVC with sculpey. Then I sculpted the sculpey to simulate wood. Then I carefully baked it under a heat lamp. Finally I painted it. It was a lot of work but the strobe definitely draws the spectators' attention at crucial moments. |
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