Popular Post Old Joe Posted February 13, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Our Harry Potter crazy granddaughter is turning 8 next week. I did a Potter portrait and made a compound cut wizard’s wand and stand. The wand and stand were from Al Baggetta patterns. The pattern was another C. Dearing pattern. The wand was cut from African Rosewood, the stand was Zebra wood and Hard Maple. lawson56, Eric67, jollyred and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Great job, Joe. I'm sure your granddaughter will love them. By the way, the chair in the background... I have 5 almost identical. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 What a lovely birthday gift, she will be over the moon with them. Fabulous work. Marg Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 In the description of wands , in the books, a special feather or quill from a bird is used inside a wizard wand. So an extra touch to you gift is to add a feather inside the compond cut handle. Or have her find a special feather and put it in the handle. Me. Mark Eason Wichman and Old Joe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Super Fantastic Job!!! My youngest Granddaughter is a Big Potter fan. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 terrific job Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted February 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Just to share a tip regarding the wand. I first made one out of walnut, but it was too fragile. The internal compound cuts in African Rosewood were a challenge, as that wood is not easy to cut, but it is much more durable. I think the walnut would be okay for wands without internal cutouts. Edited February 15, 2022 by Old Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Wonderful projects. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Great job! I'm sure she is going to love it. Old Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joe Posted February 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 I took Mark Eason’s advice,and with some help from a tiny set of tweezers got a feather in the wand. The portrait was cool, but the wand and dragon stand was the big hit! Thanks for all of the great commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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