new stick

[Wichman]

Hot off the scrollsaw, variation of a Baggetta pattern. 1" square dowel, poplar, red oak stain, #5 FD polar blade, blue tower crystal ( I liked the contrast ).

[Wichman]

Those first two picture are pretty dark, this one better.

 

 

[daveww1]

nice job

[FrankEV]

Your work is very nice.

I was about to ask; What is their purpose?,  until I noted your TAGs to the post.   

Do you put them to use "magicly speaking", or just for display?

Subjects and projects like this needs a STORY to go with them to satisfy curiousity of dummies like me!

Edited September 10, 2021 by FrankEV

[Wichman]

22 minutes ago, FrankEV said:

Your work is very nice.

I was about to ask; What is their purpose?,  until I noted your TAGs to the post.   

Do you put them to use "magicly speaking", or just for display?

Subjects and projects like this needs a STORY to go with them to satisfy curiousity of dummies like me!

Al Baggetta, a member here, designed several wand patterns that were featured in Scollsaw woodworking and crafts magazine. Another trio of wands were featured in the next issue. Fox Chaple has a new book out with additional patterns. They look like they could be good sellers so I am trying my hand at making them. Because of copyright issues I wanted to back away from the word "wand". Since my first name is Wichita and my business name is Wich's Wonders (a pretty good catchall) I decided to call them "Wich Sticks" a play on words from several directions. These are intended as something that looks "cool" on display. I make a small heart box with a locking pin that is held in place with a magnet, it takes a "magic wand"(dowel with a magnet) to open it.  One of these "Wich Sticks" has a magnet in the tip so it can be used to open the box, just a fancy option. The stick with the crystal is just another attempt to make it fancy (so I can charge more).

[RabidAlien]

Nicely cut!  I wouldn't worry overly much about calling them "wands" or even "magic wands", those terms have been around for a lot longer than JKRowling has been.  It'd be akin to someone trying to copywrite the word "car" because they used it in a book.  Now, if you called them "Harry Potter Wands" or "Hogwarts Wands" or "Olivander's Wands", THOSE are specific to the world created by JKRowling and might raise a ruckus.    Granted, I'm not a lawyer, but...I'd still call em "wands". 

[Wichman]

3 minutes ago, RabidAlien said:

Nicely cut!  I wouldn't worry overly much about calling them "wands" or even "magic wands", those terms have been around for a lot longer than JKRowling has been.  It'd be akin to someone trying to copywrite the word "car" because they used it in a book.  Now, if you called them "Harry Potter Wands" or "Hogwarts Wands" or "Olivander's Wands", THOSE are specific to the world created by JKRowling and might raise a ruckus.    Granted, I'm not a lawyer, but...I'd still call em "wands". 

I like the play on words with "Wich Sticks" .

 

[RabidAlien]

1 minute ago, Wichman said:

I like the play on words with "Wich Sticks" .

 

That works too!  LOL 

[namunolie]

Great work~

The blue crystal is Awesome