Feedback- Wandmaker!

[Gondring]

Hey all,
Totally new to the forum, well... this account anyways, I made one back in the day but... yeah forums and I...
Anyways, I started out making wands last year for DH Part II and it took off with my Quidditch team and more, so I thought why not share things with more communities?

I started out with this one (mine):


And have moved on to things like these: (Black and White Ebony, 11.5" Dragon Heartstring core)


(Oak, 12.5 Inches, Kelpie Hair Core)

This is one of my favorites, (Purpleheart, 10.5" Unicorn Hair Core)



(Cherry, 12 Inches, Unicorn Hair Core)



Everything is hand carved and I don't use a lathe. Let me know what you think!

[S_mackrell]

That is an awsome hobby! Looks like fun, I like the red one best to. How do you get the wood so sooth?

I always imagine wands as just plain skinny sticks, even after watching the movies

[Gondring]

Originally Posted by S_mackrell

That is an awsome hobby! Looks like fun, I like the red one best to. How do you get the wood so sooth?

I always imagine wands as just plain skinny sticks, even after watching the movies

Thanks!
I do instrument repair for a living, so I have sandpaper going up to 5400. Most wands I really only take to 2600 though. The denser woods need the higher grades because they don't seem to take the finish like the less dense wood.

[HermioneLeviosa]

These wands are really nice.

[asdfasdf17]

Wow, these are AMAZING! They really do look like how I would imagine the wands to look like (and I think they look better than the movie versions!).
I agree with you, my favorite is also the Purpleheart, 10.5" Unicorn Hair Core. Good job!

[CheddarTrek]

Whoa, hand carved? That's pretty awesome dude, well done. They look fantastic! You might even be able to sell something like that if you were willing to do a bit of custom work for your customers. Nice.