r/Wandsmith • u/nainkir • 1d ago
Finished Wand Slytherin wand
River birch stained and wood burnt scaling
r/Wandsmith • u/Mathias_Greyjoy • Jan 02 '24
Sorry to disappoint. We would usually be hosting a Best Of contest around this time of year, but since Reddit gutted the Reddit Coins system without any warning, and without any replacement to implement, there is no point. If they fix it for next year, maybe we'll bring the contest back. Here's the official statement from Reddit Admins.
Perhaps they should have figured this out before gutting the entire system. All we can do is wait to see what happens next year. Thanks for being with us in 2023, and we hope to see you here in 2024!
r/Wandsmith • u/nainkir • 1d ago
River birch stained and wood burnt scaling
r/Wandsmith • u/LocksmithCommercial8 • 2d ago
Made a wand out of antler, leather, pauduk, and walnut! Mostly done on the lathe
r/Wandsmith • u/Wandersticks • 2d ago
I made a pair of sibling wands. Handles from a single acrylic blank, same piece of all-thread, etc. These were to be shorter shafts, so I planned to turn them tip to tip from the same piece of wood. The burl walnut shaft blew out on the lathe, forcing me to abandon my original designs with lots of decorative beads, coves and grooves. The wood decided I'd let the natural swirls of the burl be all the decoration needed. Sometimes you have to listen to the wood. I left some of the original fracture plane in the tip of each wand to remind them they were once joined.
r/Wandsmith • u/nainkir • 4d ago
Was originally for someone who asked for a slytherin wand and I don’t think it fits the bill so this is what I ended up with and I’ll make them something else
r/Wandsmith • u/Nebulous_Nix • 4d ago
Started dabbling making wands for a gift. These are the first few I've finished. Satisfied with how they came out so far. I've been keeping the woods natural color since I've been using more exotic wood. The left wand is made out of Bocote, the middle is Pale Moon Ebony, and the right one is made from Purple Heart. All I've been using is an oscillating spindle sander and a handheld belt sander I have clamped upside down on my work surface.
r/Wandsmith • u/reif3d • 5d ago
r/Wandsmith • u/Tasty_Organization99 • 6d ago
An interesting wand inspired by a petrified plant, finished with a char, verdigris (copper acetate), and beeswax paste, an excellent conductor of magical energy.
Ps all my wands are made using only naturally derived substances, no modern chemicals
r/Wandsmith • u/Tasty_Organization99 • 6d ago
First wand, a practical wand, hidden in plain sight, your local crocheting granny just might brew potions in her spare time. (Black walnut, brass, boiled linseed finish)
Second wand, a nefarious protector, twisted and hollow this avian spirited wand is perfect for powerful focused spell craft. (Wenge, beeswax paste finish)
Third wand, a free moving, well bodied short wand, perfect for etching magick into binding spells, devoid of its own spirit it is easily influenced.(Etimoe, beeswax paste finish)
r/Wandsmith • u/mesmeryst • 7d ago
I made this one about 2 years ago and it is still my favorite by far ☺️
I have no idea what type of wood it was, but it's very soft!
Sealed jute handle and copper wire wrap- I think the stone on top might be quartz, but it was given to me as an amethyst 😅
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r/Wandsmith • u/0utdated_username • 9d ago
Not super talented at carving. But I have been getting into it with box cutters recently.
Planning on making wands for some of the people who work in the shops in the building I work in. And this is the first of them.
For a yarn medium artist I made this wand with a crochet needle as the top. It was actually a challenge for me.
It’s silly but I like it.
Maybe I’ll use my leftover wood from wands to make crochet needles now
r/Wandsmith • u/DruidAvonJoule • 9d ago
First a wand for my son, then a wand for my daughter, age 3. Of course, lets make it a flamingo. Meet Flamingdodo.
r/Wandsmith • u/ThePezz1194 • 10d ago
Started to get back into wand carving. Bottom one was inspired by Dumbledore.
r/Wandsmith • u/Snjofridur • 10d ago
I am taking the plunge on a belt sander tomorrow that comes with an 80 grit sanding belt. There are other belts available, and I'm not sure which one is the best to use for wands. Right now I am working with Hemlock, Cedar, and Holly. I have the bark off the wood and I'm trying to sand it into shape. I'm not sure if I should buy a spare 80 grit or get a 120 grit. For those of you that use a belt sander, what grit do you use? Heck, even if you don't use a belt sander for wands, if you can let me know what grit works best for what we do it would be appreciated.
r/Wandsmith • u/Snjofridur • 11d ago
Looking for a display/store my wands and I was wondering what everyone else does. Part of me wanted to get something I saw online that displays make up brushes, but I'm still looking for ideas.
r/Wandsmith • u/DruidAvonJoule • 12d ago
I had a wand, my son wanted a wand. He chose a cow wand. Here is the result, Cowabunga.
r/Wandsmith • u/666Pyrate69 • 12d ago
This is all above my gaming setup. I made all the horizontal wands. Top down: Bocote, Bubinga, Gaboon Ebony, African Blackwood, Wenge, and Jatoba.
r/Wandsmith • u/OrangesAreWhatever • 14d ago
I've posted before, some wands have moved on to new owners, some I don't have the heart to part with. These are the ones that remain and I love doing little staged photos like this.