nicely done. i also craft wands, if you like check out my collection
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I am an Artist, and the World is my medium!
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...of all the things I've ever lost,.....I miss my mind the most...

do you have any wandmaking advice?

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"Interdimensional travel doesn't come with airsickness bags"
- Me

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Well...I may actually. I will speak from my own personal experience. First, you have to let the wood speak to you. Try to see a finished product, instead of a blank, plain piece of wood. If the wood is taken from nature by you, try to bring out its' natural beauty and shape. Wand making shouldn't take forever to do. You should pay attention to the final piece, instead of the blank. Don't be afraid to cut a little more, or a little less than you planed to. Sometimes "mistakes" turn out to be beautiful if you exploit them. Do not always lathe them. Try other tools as well. I use a belt sander to do most of my work. There was a time when I didn't have a lathe, and I only had the sander. Some of my best pieces was crafted with it. The twists and spirals in my wands were done using the sander. I lay the sander upside down with the belt exposed to work with it. To create the twist, start at the tip of the wand, and in a downward push with the wand, on the front wheel of the sander, side the length of the wand along the sander, in a slow twist. repeat as man time as needed to get the desired result. Don't be afraid to experiment. Purchase a few dowel rods, cut them to length, and go to work! All of my wand are completely one of a kind. I always try new things when crafting one. I also never start a wand with a set result in mind.

I hope this has helped you. Just open your mind to the communication of the wood and yourself, and the designs will flow into you and come out in the wood. Please feel free to write anytime. I am on almost every night.

Mokavu

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I am an Artist, and the World is my medium!
~*Mokavu's MySTICKal Merchandise*~
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...of all the things I've ever lost,.....I miss my mind the most...

Nice advise I'll have to follow while I'm without a lathe. I guess I use the lathe because I love it, it's something I have been able to actually express what I want. My problem is that I'm very impatient and I tend to tear at the wood and push it to what I want. I go in with a design sketched out, just as a guideline but they always come out different, but more beautiful than I first imagined. I've only made four so far, so I've got more learning to do. I've been wanting to find more conventional European woods that more people would recognize, though I love exotic woods, they all have a really distinct smell, the Chicarella had a very sweet, citrus-y smell.

So I should take the Michaelangelo approach here, see the sculpture in the block of marble and 'liberate' it. One of my design professors told us to let the materials dictate the result, to find the 'soul' of it. I think I understand that more clearly now.

Thank you for the advice! I will probably be posting more wands when I have the time to make them.

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"Interdimensional travel doesn't come with airsickness bags"
- Me

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i'm glad that i could help. i can't wait to see what you come up with. i'll add you to my watch. remember that i will be available if you need more tips. i'll try to help.

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I am an Artist, and the World is my medium!
~*Mokavu's MySTICKal Merchandise*~
\/^^^\/
[link]
...of all the things I've ever lost,.....I miss my mind the most...

very nice work

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St. Francis said,
“A man who uses his hands is a laborer. One who uses his hands and mind is a craftsman. He who uses his hands, and his mind, and his heart is an artist.”

Really nice Scarlett I like the grain.

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"The greatest illusion is that mankind has limitations" Robert A. Monroe 1915

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." --Willy Wonka

:0 Goodness, these are lovely. How much would a commissioned one cost?

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I have an entry about it on my journal and on my website

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They cost about $20-30 depending on size mostly and type of wood. The shorter ones are cheaper of course. I have some different woods in, I still need to update my website.

here's some more here: [link]

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Artist, Author, Animator, and Wandsmith

"Interdimensional travel doesn't come with airsickness bags"
- Me

Prints For Sale!, Check my Journal: [link]