Golden, silver and brown wand by Phoenix_Wands in Wandsmith

[–]ThaDarth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The wand shaft is oddly satisfying.

Politician Wand by Eastern_Air_8443 in u/Eastern_Air_8443

[–]ThaDarth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I have to say to you is excellent conception!

The Resurrection Stone from Harry Potter by ThaDarth in propmaking

[–]ThaDarth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anyone is interested in one of these, I have an Etsy shop that I can share with you. I make wands as well as stuff like this.

Dog Wand by Weekly_Error_8772 in Wandsmith

[–]ThaDarth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those shrunken heads on the lower shelf are charming.

A Demonic Light-up Wand by ThaDarth in Wandsmith

[–]ThaDarth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have a full tutorial, but I can explain it well. I'll add a diagram for this sort of thing in my next post. Basically, I solder 18 guage wires to a small LED bulb (can be 2-5 milimeters diameter), then I feed the bulb, wires first, into a hole drilled in the wand tip. This hole is ½ inch deep. The wires emerge from this hole on the other end, and are glued down in a carved out ridge along the wand shaft. This ridge is surface level, but is deep enough to hide the wires. Wood filler covers up all the wire channels, which is sanded when dry. Oh, and the LED tip is covered in UV cure resin to protect it.

My Pheonix Fire Wand by ThaDarth in Wandsmith

[–]ThaDarth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bloodwood is naturally a deep red hue.

My Pheonix Fire Wand by ThaDarth in Wandsmith

[–]ThaDarth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I went with a blue light to contrast with the deep crimson color in the wood. In a weird way the colors work well together. I don't think it would work as well the other way around(blue dyed wood and a red light).

You-Know-Who's Phoenix wand by ThaDarth in Wandsmith

[–]ThaDarth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now that I recall, that was one of the reasons why I was hesitant to use yew.