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I decided that I'd make my own Death Eater wand, with a small carved skull at the handle end. I put this off for a long time, as I lacked the confidence to tackle it!
When my brother-in-law gave me a selection of American Walnut off-cuts, I was finally prompted to make a start...
Using a my Dremel, and some small files, I carved a separate piece of walnut into the skull shape. I started with rough forms, and slowly refined them. The skull isn't as anatomically accurate as I would have hoped, but acceptable for my first attempt at carving. After this I formed the wand body out of walnut dowelling. I don't have a lathe, so I locked my Dremel in place on its stand, and gently rotated the dowelling against the sanding bit. I then used a hacksaw to cut small channels into the wood, which I filled with white epoxy to simulate some sort of inlay.
The skull was attached to the end of the wand body. Not sure what the joint would be called, but I just drilled a hole into the base of the skull, into which I fitted the wand (with the help of some wood glue). Finally this was all sanded and polished to the same level, and lightly waxed with furniture polish.
When my brother-in-law gave me a selection of American Walnut off-cuts, I was finally prompted to make a start...
Using a my Dremel, and some small files, I carved a separate piece of walnut into the skull shape. I started with rough forms, and slowly refined them. The skull isn't as anatomically accurate as I would have hoped, but acceptable for my first attempt at carving. After this I formed the wand body out of walnut dowelling. I don't have a lathe, so I locked my Dremel in place on its stand, and gently rotated the dowelling against the sanding bit. I then used a hacksaw to cut small channels into the wood, which I filled with white epoxy to simulate some sort of inlay.
The skull was attached to the end of the wand body. Not sure what the joint would be called, but I just drilled a hole into the base of the skull, into which I fitted the wand (with the help of some wood glue). Finally this was all sanded and polished to the same level, and lightly waxed with furniture polish.
Image size
2250x1500px 1.82 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 6D
Shutter Speed
1/49 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
58 mm
ISO Speed
250
Date Taken
May 11, 2017, 8:39:50 PM
Sensor Size
14mm
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Really cool! 