Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...73229370875998

"Buddy Matlosz" wrote in message
...
Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...73229370875998

I've tried to do this. It's not as easy as it looks. I'll keep trying.

- Owen -

Owen, I don't know how you do it but it's a little easier if you make
the handle one part and then make the pointy stick end another part,
rather than trying to make the whole thing a one piece turning.
Also using different woods for some nice color combination and/or contrast.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Owen Lawrence wrote:
I've tried to do this. It's not as easy as it looks. I'll keep trying.

- Owen -

"Buddy Matlosz" writes:

Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...73229370875998

Sounds like a terrilby risky business: What if Lord Vol^H^H^H^H the
lawyers of the marchadise company find out and come for their 1000%
share of the profits?

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"Buddy Matlosz" wrote:

Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...WS/512120328&S
earchID=73229370875998




But, do they Glow In The Dark?

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:30:57 -0500, "Owen Lawrence"
wrote:

I've tried to do this. It's not as easy as it looks. I'll keep trying.

I'm now finding it _very_ easy to turn these long thin tapers.
I made a "trapping plane"

Geez, I've been making them for the neighborhood kids since shortly after
the first book came out.
Nothing hard about it. Getting 60+ bucks for them is impressive though.
Guess it just goes to show that marketing is whats its all about......

--JD




"Buddy Matlosz" wrote in message
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Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...73229370875998

Juergen Hannappel wrote:

"Buddy Matlosz" writes:

Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:


http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...73229370875998

Sounds like a terrilby risky business: What if Lord Vol^H^H^H^H the
lawyers of the marchadise company find out and come for their 1000%
share of the profits?

He's not claiming any relationship to the movie on his site, and magic wands
were certainly readily available in commerce before the Harry Potter movies
so it seems unlikely that they would have a chance of collecting anything.

Besides, he's small potatoes in the wand business.

--
--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:21:06 GMT, Lobby Dosser
wrote:

"Buddy Matlosz" wrote:

Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...WS/512120328&S
earchID=73229370875998




But, do they Glow In The Dark?

LOL!

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On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:00:13 -0500, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

Juergen Hannappel wrote:

"Buddy Matlosz" writes:

Newspaper story of a NJ guy who turns Harry Potter-type magic wands:


http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...73229370875998

Sounds like a terrilby risky business: What if Lord Vol^H^H^H^H the
lawyers of the marchadise company find out and come for their 1000%
share of the profits?

He's not claiming any relationship to the movie on his site, and magic wands
were certainly readily available in commerce before the Harry Potter movies
so it seems unlikely that they would have a chance of collecting anything.


That seems to be a reasonable conclusion. Nothing original in the idea
of magic wands. If he tries to tie them to the movie, then he's got
problems, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Besides, he's small potatoes in the wand business.

That may be so, but that kind of thing has never stopped the suits at W
Disney from descending like a flock of angry dragons on any gray-haired
Grandma who would dare to make a non-licensed craft project that remotely
resembles the mouse or the duck.


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If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

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I made one but it wouldn't work. Do I need a unicorn or will the ashes from
a phoenix work?

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:30:57 -0500, "Owen Lawrence"
wrote:

I've tried to do this. It's not as easy as it looks. I'll keep trying.

I'm now finding it _very_ easy to turn these long thin tapers.
I made a "trapping plane"

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:38:18 -0000, "BillR" wrote:

I made one but it wouldn't work. Do I need a unicorn or will the ashes from
a phoenix work?


Oh man, "a phoenix", I thought it said "ashes from Phoenix". No wonder
mine didn't work.




"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:30:57 -0500, "Owen Lawrence"
wrote:

I've tried to do this. It's not as easy as it looks. I'll keep trying.

I'm now finding it _very_ easy to turn these long thin tapers.
I made a "trapping plane"



+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

"Leo Van Der Loo" wrote in message
...
Owen, I don't know how you do it but it's a little easier if you make the
handle one part and then make the pointy stick end another part, rather
than trying to make the whole thing a one piece turning.
Also using different woods for some nice color combination and/or
contrast.


Actually, that's exactly what I was trying to do. I got it down to about a
minimum of 3/8" thick by 1' or less, but after that I get a lot of catches.
I'm not willing to blame my lathe entirely, but it vibrates a lot. My tools
are as sharp as I can make them. I think I'll ask if I can try it on a
friend's lathe to see if it makes any difference. It got to the point where
I gave up pending building a steady. I don't know if I could make a
trapping plane that would work any good, but that's a new idea to me (thanks
Andy).

- Owen -

"BillR" wrote in message
...
I made one but it wouldn't work. Do I need a unicorn or will the ashes from
a phoenix work?

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...

I'm now finding it _very_ easy to turn these long thin tapers.
I made a "trapping plane"



It _is_ a dowel, after all.
http://web.onetel.com/~ashemcrafts/p...ping_plane.htm
Or drive it through a plate, lay in tapered V-block and scrape the taper.

George,

Not sure I understand the "plate and V-block" arrangement. Any pictures of
just how this is done?
And any comments on turning cue sticks?

Thanks
TomNie
"George" George@least wrote in message
...

"BillR" wrote in message
...
I made one but it wouldn't work. Do I need a unicorn or will the ashes
from
a phoenix work?

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...

I'm now finding it _very_ easy to turn these long thin tapers.
I made a "trapping plane"



It _is_ a dowel, after all.
http://web.onetel.com/~ashemcrafts/p...ping_plane.htm
Or drive it through a plate, lay in tapered V-block and scrape the taper.

Owen Lawrence wrote:

Actually, that's exactly what I was trying to do. I got it down to about a
minimum of 3/8" thick by 1' or less, but after that I get a lot of catches.
I'm not willing to blame my lathe entirely, but it vibrates a lot. My tools
are as sharp as I can make them. I think I'll ask if I can try it on a
friend's lathe to see if it makes any difference. It got to the point where
I gave up pending building a steady. I don't know if I could make a
trapping plane that would work any good, but that's a new idea to me (thanks
Andy).

- Owen -

It's a lot easier if you use a chuck like the SuperNova2 or
Talon type. Cut your stock square, chuck up the handle
piece and drill a hole in the end for the tenon you'll turn
on the end of the wand part later.

By using a chuck to hold the drive end and a live center on the
tail stock you can greatly reduce one source of the problem -
the springing you get when using a spur or stebb center on
the drive side. Compressing the blank between the head
stock spur drive and the live center will

If you start rounding from the tails stock end and work your
way back to the chuck - cutting towards the tail stock also
helps because you're automatically tapering, k with lots of
beef to the left for rigidity. Cut the tenon on the wand part
last as it will be closest to the chuck where things are
the most stabile.

If you set the tool rest lower than normal and use a 1/2"
or 3/4" roughing gouge, handle pretty low and do light
passes, you'll reduce the likelyhood of a catch. Higher RPMs
also helps.

And don't forget about the "80 grit gouge" I've NEVER had
a catch using my trusty "80".

Sand to 320 before cutting in details.

Handle details with a half inch skew - at low RPMS, detail
gouge at higher RPMs

(Here's some ideas for wands

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...agicWands.html
http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/.../Turning2.html

and then try doing some hair sticks
http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...Turning12.html

charlie b

[QUOTE[/quote]

I'm coming a bit late into this thread, so forgive me if I am going over old ground.

I have been making wands like these for about a year. One of my daughters is into matters "magical" and she suggested the idea. I find that turning the handle and pointy bit out of two different woods makes the job easier and gives a more attractive end result. (See attachment)

I did get a commission for a wand entirely of Willow (for a White witch, so I was told). It was a swine to turn and I ended up doing it in two bits.

Clearly punters in the USofA have more money to throw away than in little old England, if I make £10 (GBP) per wand I am doing well here.

I understand that if you promote the wands as "Harry Potter" wands, you
will be in trouble, I read a posting of a guy who had his listing
kicked off eBay for this. If you promote them as "magic wands" you will
be OK.
There is a group on Yahoo called "wandcrafters". Not very active, but
they have some images and info on making wands.
Brad Harding
HardingPens.com