Harry Potter Birthday Theme

[Old Joe]

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. 

[Dak0ta52]

Great job, Joe. I'm sure your granddaughter will love them. By the way, the chair in the background... I have 5 almost identical.

[wombatie]

What a lovely birthday gift, she will be over the moon with them.  Fabulous work.

Marg

[preprius]

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

[lawson56]

Super Fantastic Job!!! My youngest Granddaughter is a Big Potter fan.

[daveww1]

terrific job

[Old Joe]

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

[Denny Knappen]

Wonderful projects.

[Dave Monk]

Great job! I'm sure she is going to love it. 

[Old Joe]

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.