Making a Magic Wand with Spiral Blade - Wood Turning

[@aequitasvox2488]

its cool to see others use the same techniques with wire inlays. I do the same with leather when wrapping sword handles. Its a bare sometimes but worth it.

[@GamerSkibbe]

I'm surprised how simple a technique it was in the end to put the spiral into the maple. Thanks for showing! The wand looks awesome!

[@E.F.Woodturning]

That is probably the nicest turned wand I have seen on youtube. Great job.

[@mythimpressions]

Thank you. Great to hear from a fellow crafter. :D

[@peterplantec7911]

You do excellent work. Thanks for sharing your techniques.

[@CreationSink99]

awesome stuff, one day i wanna do stuff like this very inspirational

[@mythimpressions]

Thank you so much!

[@opeltheartist]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your process ❤

[@mythimpressions]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I'll keep making wand videos as long as people keep watching. Thanks for your support!

[@marklawrence64]

Excellent, thanks for sharing. 👍🏼😊

[@paintilludrop]

Never worry too long..as long as interesting. You could do part one..part two.just wire. That was enjoyable

[@paintilludrop]

So far great no music..still watching ..love the wave..

[@CraigSwanson-n5g]

Awsome design

[@MrDumonic]

16:38 I have a natural hemp stalk that is all twisty and windy with a small root ball that acts like a handle. I want you to do something special to it to make it look more wandish. I can send photos.

[@rayk5785]

Very good Sir. Subscribed.

[@sherwoodlayton9595]

Very nice.

[@MrTurtletraxx]

What rpm do you use to turn the maple?

[@mythimpressions]

I turn at 2000 RPM for all my wands but slow it down for finish work like sanding.

[@Joe___R]

It looks good. The only major change I would have made would to have the spiral look like it is wrapping around the tapered blade of the wand.

[@lenshandcraftedwoodsigns6033]

Looks great. TY

[@MrTurtletraxx]

Are those special grooved flap discs?

[@mythimpressions]

They are just standard flap disks, but I use a piece of scrap metal and wear a groove in them to start so the wands have a place to ride. The groove just gets bigger over time.

[@stevebarker1302]

Hi, nice work! So did you shape those flap wheels or is it normal wear from use, and could you do that technique with them chucked in the lathe?

[@mythimpressions]

Thank you. I did start a groove in the flap wheel by just holding a scrap of metal in the center to wear it in a bit. Once I have a center track, just doing numerous wands will keep wearing the flaps right. I think these wheels are MANY years old, so they will last quite awhile. I suppose you could try using a drill to run the wheel with the wand it in lathe, but holding it steady would be hard. I turn the wand much slower than the lathe would run, so I find it much easier to have the wheel stationary so I can manipulate the wand against it. I'd have to use 1 hand on the drill and one to slowly turn the wand in the chuck if I did it the other way around. Doubtful I could be as accurate. :D

[@stevebarker1302]

@@mythimpressions thanks for the reply, makes sense. I guess you could put the flap wheel in a Jacobs Chuck and mount that on the lathe….just thinking out loud as I don’t have a proper pillar drill😉

[@ryanhimpler2077]

how do i get one???

[@mythimpressions]

My current stock of wands is available in my Etsy shop: nemesisgear.etsy.com I'm happy to discuss custom designs if you have something specific in mind, just shoot me a message through Etsy. :)

[@annemarienordby4326]

When I saw the color of the wood and the handle I thought it was Sebastian Sallow's wand

[@JLBarry101]

What gauge wire do you use?

[@mythimpressions]

Honestly I don't remember. I picked up a couple of small packages at the hardware store when I was making more steampunk items several years ago and just had then sitting on a shelf. I believe they are about 1mm thick, but the packages are long gone so I don't know the exact gauge. If I remember right, they were in blister packs in the same section as the wall hooks and such, but again, years ago.

[@ItchyThirdEye-j6u]

Lurvely

[@richardstroh6803]

I love your wands and your videos but the correct term for a wand isnt a blade , its called the shaft , you have your pomml , the handle and the shaft of the wand