/diy/ - Do It Yourself

sure, whatever. what do you want from this thread?

>>836432
ideas, concepts, designs

I've never been to /diy/ so i have no idea how this board words.

>>836431
>wiccan
Ive only met one wiccan in my life and they were batshit crazy. Im guessing thats like a prerequisite because anyone who thinks they are a real wizard is mentally unstable.

>>836435
I don't blame you on this but that's not what being a wiccan/pagen is about. Like any religion it's all different people in it. It happens. I've run into batshit crazy Christians tbf

make up some marketing bullshit about energies, ancient pagan groves, and that you learnt this from a craftsman in ireland who's been making these for the last 300 generations, and the New Agers will lap this shit up.

trust me, I know enough of those crusty fuckers.

>>836438
Fair enough. What exactly will these wands be used for? Will they need to be durable?

>>836441
That's a good idea. I was thinking of running with some canes as well "magick canes"

it would look like a giant fucking wand

>>836442
I've seen and met other wiccans who commonly, like me, carry their tarot deck around. I normally have mine with me. It suppose to help with magic flow. That's the main intention of the wand. Is to point [basically] at something. But I guess a cane would be better as to fight? IDK Earth...magick?

I've always wanted to do something in the "supernatural" real, or hell, start up a Wiccan shop selling all kinds of things like runes, tarot decks, wands, capes, mats, etc. I would try to hand make what I could.

Crafting is in my family. So this knida thing would be fun to play around with.

As for the durability, As thick as the wood is or unless it's a soft wood, I would of course make a sticker that says "Fragile. Handle with care. Can easily break"

I was thinking when I would ship them off, I would be a smart ass, bury the wand in newpaper and put a chopstick on top and they get a note that says,"LOL JK the wand is legit in here"

I'd suggest you do a search for wine bottle presentation boxes, lined in fabric, for such objects for shipping

>>836445
>lol jk, the wand really is here

Kek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4UjPZ4iLMA

>>836431
Buy a lathe

>>836434
put a metal tip on it for smoking oil and hairy potheads will buy that shit up.

>>836599
ahahaha
clever.

>>836582
>lathe
I wonder how exp they are.

>>836609
like most tools I imagine they very greatly.

I would also look into either a power carver or a good set chisels.
I don't know much about turning on a lather but i feel any carved decoration will probable not be be possible on a lathe as they carve the whole piece around.

>>836617
I thought to test it out with hand carving first then going from there and seeing if a lathe is a good investment

>>836621
you can literally get a beginner-tier wood lathe for 200 dollars.

>>836622
>YFW I'm broke as a joke

>>836624
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCaGW9z4blM

>>836626
neat

>>836626
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA

>>836431
Good idea but do it with quality. Use cheap silver and copper wire to wrap round the handle and the stem, buy some cheap crystals off ebay suppliers and embed in the wood, carve grooves and embed different metals in.

In the box, letter a card and give each one a little story referring to the items used in construction and name the wand with a unique name, give it a number but be clever and say something like 'This wand is 0001 in a series of 0001 - you have bought a unique item that will not be duplicated by us EVER.'

You could also genuinely pick up items that would make it historic - bits of antique silver and gold, stone arrowhead, thousands of year old swap kauri from new zealand etc, small fossils, any shit that makes it more unique.

Hand carved makes it much more unique as well - by all means use a lathe then add some hand tooling with a chisel or knife.

swamp kauri* it's up to 50,000 years old and readily available.

>>836687
I was thinking of locating a dead deer or maybe goto a butcher and asking if he still has any leg bones or what ever and I could carve the bone into a wand. That would be pretty badass.

>>836687

Listen to this man OP, his suggestion is good and it will make you rich.

>>836690
Also a good idea but once again, embellish it. Try and find rarer animals once you have practiced on ordinary stuff - maybe pick up crappy taxidermy stuff from second hand shops.

Maybe see if there is old whalebone you can find, old tortoisehell spectacles and combs. Hell you might even be able to get human bone somewhere for the ultimate Voldemort wand - that would sell for a pretty penny to a goth!

>>836746
*flips hair*
This wand, I had to kill a man and I used his RIBS FOR

In fact, start haunting weekend flea markets, antique shops, secondhand shops, craigslist, gumtree etc. Pretty much anything unusual that can form the basis of 'provenance' for the wand.

Remember, do it with quality and style. Put it in a good box that can be used for display. The ones below (if plain) would be the type of thing but stick a bit of extra wood at the back to tilt the box forward to make a display case.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retro-Zaka-Style-Eiffel-Tower-Wood-Wooden-Pen-Pencil-Jewelry-Box-Case-Storage-/121467759285?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&var=&hash=item1c480aeab5

You could probably find someone local to make exactly what you want then put the wand on a base of black velvet or purple 'silk' or whatever in the box.

>>836754
What if I were to make a staff/wand? Something that's looks like a giant version of a wand?

>Negi's staff he got from his dad

>>836748
Lol yeah, that is EXACTLY the image I had in mind.

Like the title too 'The Wandmaker'

You could REALLY capitalise with the right look and accent at so many mystic fairs, etc.

Oooh, oooh! another thought - build vials of human blood etc into the wands. You can get tiny vials on ebay for peanuts. Blood, you can supply if you know a nurse and explain yourself, a few cc would go a long way.

>>836758
>you want to do what?
>I want to make wands and adding like a table spoon to each is all i need. gotta bag of O+? At least if something happens no one gets hurt

>>836756
Hmmm, possibly but I'd start small - a staff is so much larger and takes more material and isn't QUITE as 'mystical'

Also more difficult to display.

Remember as well that rarity is a commodity. When selling a wand, a background story goes a long way:

'Due to difficult circumstances, I am having to part with a unique wand - made from the finest wood from a liitle known grove of willow near Stonehenge, this wand also has focusing amethyst crystals from a private supplier in africa, along with conduction channels of silver from the athena mine in Columbia' Anointed with human blood, this is a most powerful wand.

This is the only surviving wand of it's type in the world and one that any serious collector desires in his/her collection.


Or whatever crap is true but doesn't tell the whole truth.

>>836763
Mum: Why are you so pale OP?

OP: Just need to make another dozen wands to fulfill this order and I'll be fin... (faints through lack of blood)

>>836767
GOD DAMN IT NOT AGAIN.

>>836768
Anyway, good luck. I'm off to bed - got an early start.

Good luck mate. Update us from time to time.

>>836773
I'll try my best too. I think this is what my Tarot deck was tell me about. I'm gonna run with it and see what happens.

>>836775
>I think this is what my Tarot deck was tell me about

>>836859
http://www.freesfx.co.uk/rx2/mp3s/10/12160_1422837376.mp3

nigger dicks

>>836859
I'm sorry I believe in something you don't

>>836441
>make up some marketing bullshit
This.
Be warned to draw the line at the words "Atlantis powers". No-fucking-body ever believes that shit anymore.

>>837001
Now now child, what makes you say that?
The cards reveal things that youll never find by yourself!
I used to see things for people all across the world with my Tarot readins'!

>>837713
stop being a smartass

>>837716
Child, I made close to a billion dollars in 3 years givin people their readins!
I know my way around the tarot!

>>837723
and also a giant fake
a giant scam

>>837726
>a giant scam

As opposed to making magic wands?

>>837727
I'll explain at the bottom that they are props

>>837728
Yes child, just like I made sure to put a "For Entertainment Only" disclaimer on my commercials!

You and I, we are not so different!

>>837730
lol

ok whats my real name then
Just my first name

>>837731
"The"
It says right there in the name field my child!

>>837732
:O

>>837011
The essence is to stick to the truth and just embellish it.

E.g. 'This wand uses willow as a core. Willow has long been known for it's healing powers and was used greatly valued by the ancients'

Willow bark contains salicylic acid - aspirin. The bark has been used for thousands of years to make an analgesic drink.

Stick to a truth and you can't be prosecuted.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/173116820/hand-carved-timber-harry-potter?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wand&ref=sr_gallery_38

Fellow witch here, I've seen people use twigs and use hot glue for the handle then spray paint it but if you want proper wands I'd learn how to carve and carve your own and sell em on etsy. It's not that hard to do. If you wanna give wands an extra kick you can put gems in the hilt or some shit but honestly I don't use a wand so I dunno

>>837764
>etsy
>hand-carved
That's how you know it's mass-produced in China.

>>836435
I have seen these sell like crazy because of Harry Potter. It is just for play.

I have sandpaper and and a really sharp ass knife. I will start this week on finding some wood. what's a good tree you guys think? I'm in GA so help me think here!

>>837732
The oracle has spoken.

>>839879
OP, as previously told, you need a Lathe.
Build one, then practice making your wands.

>>839982
I'm gonna look into it this week. Shouldn't be rocket science. I clicked a link on google, let's see where it takes me!

>>839879
Botanically, deciduous trees are hardwood and conifers (evergreens) are softwood.

>>839879
>what's a good tree
Oak, ash, thorn ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_sacred_trees ), poplar, yew, willow, birch, boxwood. All would be decent choices. But if it were me making them? I'd use basswood or ironwood due to their toughness. They're stringy and fibrous, more difficult to snap.

>>839998
They are going to be flipped around by limpwristed NEETfags, they dont need to be that strong.

Just use some random sticks you find in the park.

>>839998
>yew
oh god everytime I hear Yew, I think of Runescape

Oh my god this thread.

>>840036
is that a goo oh my god or bad?

>>840039
Both, and neither.
Also very hilarious because FUCKING WANDS.
2nd from toppest kek, only thing that beats this is the guy trying to fuck a robotic arm in another thread, lel

>>840041
Just running with an idea is all, i'll post when i get some results in

>>840042
>adults playing with wands
>this thread

pic related is my wand idea for you

>>840043
and it doesn't even have to be a selfie stick
or make a wand selfie stick

just don't forget to attach the gun like that

>>840043
>>840044
>i didn't come up with the idea therefore its a bad idea
Good job anon on making yourself look really retarded

>>839879
Whittle some hickory.

>>840046
c-can I listen to 40's country music and looking over the cows too?

>>840045
No because you can take pictures of whatever you're doing your magic tricks with

>>840045
OP invented magic wands?

>>840241
I'm not saying he did I'm implying that the idea to do this was bad to what the anon was saying

Hah. You may be a wizard with your little stick, but I get all the bitches with my wand.

>>836431
Get a waterproof coat so you can wash it after you stick it up your bum.

>>836754
The fabrics in the box should come from secondhand/antique shops. No new materials. Repurpose old salvaged wood from demolition sites, etc. Keep track of what comes from where, so you can add little provenance notes.

As for the wands, look for fruitwoods. Citrus wood is very dense, it would be a good choice. It's also slow growing, so that would help with the rarity criteria. It also helps if you harvest/gather the wood yourself at high noon or in the dark of the moon or whatever. Incantations and prayers as appropriate.

Antique silver coins would be a good addition as a pommel cap.

>>841077
;_; stop reminding me anon

>>841089
good idea
"NOW NEW WATER PROOF DILDO WANDS"

>>841128
directly from a tree like a limb makes more since tho

>>841077
Can I sample that there wand PLS?

>>841241
Bitch in heat.

>>841156
Be careful sticking pointy things up your ass, you don't want to tear the lining of the rectum.

>>841501
Don't worry, I'll test EVERY wand I make ok. Geeze

discount harry potter.