Making Dolores Umbridge's Wand - from real wood!

[@lenninmontiel4539]

Soooo we're making the pink toads wand got it like lets be fr umbridge will always be the most hated witch to ever exist but the actress will always be praised.

[@dwagongirl-9327]

The actress also hated her role, but played it phenomenally.

[@danksage9869]

Fr tho umbridge her self as a character is legit the most hated she deserves death lol but the actress herself deserves a nobel prize for how well she played as her character at the time like holy shit she did such a great job and got everyone hyped about the movie and books even more lol

[@Tacosinaguacate]

Umbridge is hated because of the work the actress did, if she hadn’t done such a superb job, the character wouldn’t be evil enough to be hated lol

[@phoenix3754]

The actress has become one of my favourite actresses only because she made the character one of the most hated.

[@lucas_c412]

i automatically like the one you made more because not only does it just feel more realistic in how it looks but also cause the gem looks a LOT better than the resin one. also cause you cant see the big metal pole going through it lol

[@Snot_Rockets]

Most of the Umbridge wands I’ve seen actually have a pink ball in the middle so you can’t see the pole, but yes his wands ALWAYS look better.

[@GreyArkmen]

That's bloody Beautiful,I want so much to see the Narcissa Malfoy wand! Kisses from Brazil 💛💚💙

[@sonicfreak04]

I find it incredibly rich that Umbridge has a rose quartz in the center of her wand because rose quartz is said Rose quartz is known as a healing crystal and the stone of unconditional love. It's believed by some to emit strong vibrations of love, which are thought to: support emotional and relationship healing. inspire compassion. boost feelings of peace and calm.

[@garricksapprentice]

Ah it's referred to as a gemstone in the wand book, I just can't afford one!

[@Shock_Treatment]

​@@garricksapprenticeWhat type? Garnets are pretty cheap, and there's also lab grown gems.

[@AnniCarlsson]

The wand maybe tried to heal her so chose her for that but become to gard work in the end

[@kylenaumann2318]

I’m really enjoying the narrating and commentary. It allows your sense of humor to come through in a very enjoyable way. Keep it up, and hopefully it will get easier to edit.

[@garricksapprentice]

Thankyou, I try hard

[@hunterjordan4966]

If you want to use the rest of the birch you have you could use a polyurethane type sealer. It may help keep the valleys dark if you decide to just make what you can out of the wood.

[@starhawke380]

Ive watched several of your wand videos now, I love them! Im just getting into the process myself. I just made my first wand from our old curly willow tree. I saved some branches after it fell last year. Using wet wood sucks. Tearout is a major problem, but so is flexibility! I did have to support the wood like you do while turning it down to final thickness, but using my off hand to support the wood while its spinning scares the heck out of me. Having the voiceover explaining the steps is quite a nice addition in my opinion. I thought the round stone looked much better than a hollow piece of glass with an obvious metal rod support. Thanks for all the great information, and the editing and camera work is top notch!

[@maveybabyMD]

I’ve just found your channel and as a crafty potterhead this is right up my alley! You asked for feedback on the commentary and I have to say I’m a fan of the chat! Thanks for all the effort and skill you put in to these- I’m totally fascinated 😂

[@AlvaroLbaez]

Definitely prefer your orbe, looks cleaner more magical and beautiful, awesome job

[@samarchist74]

Vacuum-stabilizing rotten or punky wood with resin or Cactus Juice makes doing fine details way easier and helps prevent breakage. I've started doing it forcknife handles and spoons and it works a treat.

[@rynait]

My dad uses... extremely thinned varnish with mineral spirit.

[@CalistoDiablo]

Not only do you make beautiful wands that look better than the resin ones, your editing is spot on! Thanks for making such stunning wands and such fun to watch videos! Loved hearing you talk about the process. It's great to learn while watching the magic happen.

[@Raven_Is_Baby]

This is very impressive! I like how you also added the little rose quartz orb in the wand. Also i cant imagine any other wizard or witch that would have rose quartz in their wand. Its such an Umbridge thing

[@andybrown1002]

This is amazing! I'm so thankful for the algorithm finally showing me your channel and I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos... This is beautiful work and I just wanted to say that you could probably get that rose quartz smaller with some sanding although I'm gonna be honest it looks spectacular being slightly larger, grabs the eye better Edit: Sirius Black's wand has always been my favorite, probably because Sirius Black is my favorite

[@garricksapprentice]

Thanks hopefully this channel grows a bit quicker! I think I'd need a stone to remove that much material!

[@andybrown1002]

@@garricksapprentice that's a really good point, you could also talk to a gem stone company that might be willing to reduce it size for a small fee (I know one shop "Gem State Jewelry" in Moscow, Idaho, USA was willing to make gauged earrings for me out of Snowflake Obsidian if I could find the raw material because he didn't have any pieces large enough)

[@zamorvex]

​@@garricksapprentice is it possible to make wands out of accacia wood? I really want to have my own wand someday. I even made a mock up using scissors and one of those giant pencils as a kid haha

[@josemagana8909]

Your wand making skills are incredible and the commentary is great.

[@mackenziedress3144]

Commentary was SOLID. I appreciate you sharing some of the tips and tricks. I'm brand new to turning, and the template BLEW MY MIND. What wood/thickness/tools do you use so it doesn't blow out?

[@sidgji]

I really like the rose quartz you used and the wand you made looks so realistic! the commentary is great as well, like more insight on the thought process about the steps. glad I found your channel!

[@BooksFuelMyCrazy]

I like the commentaries! I also like the rose quartz being slightly bigger, I think it works better because of the way you've attached the wand halves to it as well as the join just looking better over all, it is a shame that the wand is wonky but it still looks awesome!

[@zangetsuee]

wow the orb on the original is surprisingly bad Your work is awesome mate!!!!

[@cardenw]

Sadly they added the metal bar running through the middle because the first wave of replicas were very fragile and they got a lot of complaints, it ruins the orb. Sadly they did the same with the pink crystal in Seraphina Piquery's wand. :(

[@AlexanderUtley-ks2ke]

You doubt yourself bro, but I think it looks absolutely beautiful! I love the real wood look so much better especially along with the rose quarts! So amazing to me!

[@Redreaper-hh4tn]

amazing work as always! But I must say that umbridges wand, has to be the most simplest but yet most fragile wand, but has an interesting look to it, it's not my favorite wand, but it is up on the list of interesting wands, keep up the good work, I can't wait to see the next one ^^

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

Made from real birch? Thats funny because if you replace the r with a t it spells Umbridge!

[@user-pm7pw1tl3t]

Ok?

[@thebrowneyesofmandalore]

Ok this was an awesome video, but did anyone else see the Voldemort picture in the microwave? That honestly freaked me out. I was like is that a reflection of a picture or something? It can’t be him become he’s higher up pressing the microwave buttons. Then i realized you put a picture of Voldemort of the inside. Genius man. 😂

[@brendadowd8679]

Yes, I saw it- freaked me out too.

[@angelarivera6010]

No more talk of this unsubscribing. You’re amazing

[@SmoothC92]

You know what? As a perfectionist, I completely understand your disdain for how it came out. Personally, I find the subtle imperfections to be an ideal representation of who Umbridge was. She appeared to be a just follower of the ministry but was secretly brutal. So the chips and how discreetly asymmetrical it is aspect of it is a perfect metaphor for her moral compass.

[@stephmckitrick3351]

I just binged all your wand vids and I'm pleased to say I'm subscribing!! Lol Love your wands and videos! 🎉❤

[@lucaxoxo]

insanely well done! I love your videos! They're so calming and satisfying. You're really talented!

[@thortaub5464]

Please please don't apologize for the rotten wood just makes the one more realistic

[@GangstahLove]

The VoiceOver is definitely the way to go! so much more entertaining !

[@jacobsirma3088]

It's great to see you post your mistakes, it makes us appreciate the process more

[@houjebek3605]

THE COMMENTARY IS GREAT, IT’S SO ENTERTAINING

[@JoelWalker56]

2:59 Did anyone notice the Voldemort reflection on the microwave?👀

[@HeshwXareb]

Me

[@odinthebeardedone8738]

With as amazing as your work is, I don’t think anyone should worry about how your shop looks. Keep up the amazing work!

[@darko721]

Absolute legend mate! The real life Olivander! Can't wait to see you make Voldemort's and Grindelwald's 🤘

[@LynMa80]

"It's a bit rotten" - Perfect for Umbridge, then ^^

[@scott.c.9603]

i love these videos theyre so cool seeing the process of making the wands id love to see hermiones wand or fleur delacours i would toats buy them !! awesome work!☺

[@untitled-youtube-channel]

Crafting her wand is more unforgivable than the unforgivable curses.

[@oculusangelicus8978]

Using a Microwave to "dry out the wood" is and should more called Cooking the wood. it causes moisture inside the wood to turn to steam and seeks it way out through the fibers of the wood, and most definitely causes warping. on top of that when you turn it on the lathe, you shet a lot of tear out because the ward sections inside that have been overheated by the microwaves then crumble. We've all left a piece of bread inside of the microwave for too long and when it cools off it becomes super hard and crumbles the second you try to take a bite, well the same thing happens with the wood, only it acts like dry rot, and simply flies apart the second your tool hits it. So, for a project like this, you can fudge it a little but I can see the telltale signs of overheating a dry heat register is always more preferable to the microwave, because a dry heat will dry the wood slowly comparable to the microwave, and even then, you can always tell kiln dried wood because of its warpage. Nothing beats wood age dried in a controlled environment BEFORE it is milled, but that obviously take years to properly accomplish. then there is the slight rot but yeah, when it's the only piece you've got, you have to make it work. Just a little bit of a tip when dealing with breakage, like what happened with the tip of your wand. Use a tiny finger drill or just use a small drill bit of appropriate size, cut a small length of brass dowel the same diameter as the drill bit and insert it into the holes you've made in the shaft and the tip and use a bit of resin glue to join them together. Cyanoacrylate is not an appropriate glue type because over time it degrades and will eventually let go, but the resin glue is permanent and will usually outlast the structural integrity of the wood it is holding together. Great video BTW, and your usage of the Rose quartz is entirely proper, OR you could have also used a lighter grade low quality Amythyst sphere as an alternate, since the wand seems to be more purply in color, no? Anyways, Cheers mate!

[@Woodsboro_mongrel92]

That fight club moment with the "bit of foreshadowing"😂

[@garricksapprentice]

DON'T TALK ABOUT FIGHTCLUB

[@Woodsboro_mongrel92]

@@garricksapprentice 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤫

[@robinfarrar3493]

Umbridge is such a problem as an entire existence. It’s fitting that making her wand would prove equally problematic. 😂

[@Koza.M]

the ''I must take more time'' on your hands made me laugh when I saw it. Love your work, it'd be great if you could make a sort of guide to get started on woodturning!

[@guyloren]

Superb job Matt,a very fiddly one to be sure,so much beautiful detail though!🏆 Very furniture-y isn't it,ha- needs a doily under it!😄

[@Layners07]

It looks great! Any nicks or chips or a bit of a bend is just from her time with the centaurs I'm afraid they werent very kind to her or her wand 😉

[@Vol-Tear]

I would not worry about the wand being crooked, if anything it fits Umbridge better ;p

[@anvngun6729]

That wand looks... interesting.

[@1COMIXMAN]

Imagine making custom wands for people of the type of woods used in harry potter. Then take strands of white or blonde horse hair ,strings made of lizard leather or feathers painted like a Phoenix feather and letting people choose their cores. then drill a small hole down center of wand and put in the cores and seal it with a small plug.You could make bank from that. It's all make believe the magical power but imagine it's the closest we have to the real things and would be a cool collectors piece.

[@Shock_Treatment]

Drilling holes down the center would weaken them unless you used resin to fill in the gaps.

[@houjebek3605]

I thoroughly enjoyed ever second of this video

[@CamilleGiot]

Respect for you for all your work

[@DanteNava]

This one looks great! Maybe next time you find some more of the propper wood you swing back around and do a take 2. It'll make for a good video.

[@Bastet674]

Umbridge loves cats. So you can say the mars can be cat scratches

[@kaylabuell8587]

I would have it a bit more of a dark pink for her

[@anonymous-a6k]

Umbridge is just a Dementor in pink and didnt suck anyone's soul

[@SerafiniAGaunt]

Fitting that the most awful character in the series gives you the most trouble wand-making wise xD Great work regardless!

[@hittingthewall]

Setting the microwave to birch... I died! 🤣🤣🤣 and yes, more commentaries, please. You're quite entertaining!

[@garricksapprentice]

Thankyou thankyou

[@caketaro]

Watching this again, I find the rotting of the birth perfect for Umbridge (I almost said Umbritch). Perfect for the character, a hurdle for woodturning.

[@sweeneycollins9713]

I think you should remake this one you can avoid the bending problem by pinning it together through the rose quartz, the stone looks like it is opaque enough to hide a thin rod.

[@amyofmelbourne]

Fantastic video, loving the new voice overs!

[@zukc3r850]

Now I feel ashamed for using carbide tools haha. Fantastic work mate

[@garricksapprentice]

Get em in the bin!

[@thelittleslug6587]

I’d like to see Lucius Malloy’s wand next. That or voldemorts

[@Parz1val-w2u]

This Videos are amazing, this calm etc. Please don't stop making this great Videos

[@garricksapprentice]

I'll try not to! But they're a lot of work and last couple videos haven't done well (yet?)

[@leozhuo-hb6hu]

@@garricksapprenticemake Harry’s wand

[@ianlee9755]

Very talented, love your videos

[@dianamagritte]

Honestly I don't mind that it's rotten and twisted. After all, that's how Umbridge is, so it's very fitting.

[@ChichoChuchumamaw]

Atleast u do exactly what it look like ❤❤❤

[@chrissmith3992]

We understand it's OK keep the ball

[@lukemoloney7566]

I got Cypress wood and drying it out to make Lubin wand but it's very wet so might take a month to dry out

[@Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam]

These wands are really impressive as always! I got a lathe myself recently and am wondering how you get your tools so sharp? When I touch my tool to the wood it chips pieces off rather than shaving it. Yours is like a pencil sharpener

[@garricksapprentice]

Standard grinding wheel - I have CBN/diamond wheels which helps

[@rynait]

dad said he use hand cranked grinder with gray stone. hand finish it with whetstone. He does not dare use electric grinders... too difficult to maintain original angles. REMEMBER those gouges' angles are not cut the same. Jig might help some.

[@abdallahhossam159]

I think it is very beautiful ❤ What about Snape's wand ?

[@yourfilin]

I think you should have used light amethyst instead of rose quartz... To be honest, I have a lot of trouble with 'making wands from the correct wood.' I'll try to explain why. It so happens that the original movie prop wands weren't made from the 'correct wood type.' The aesthetic aspect was much more important than following the canon. Starting from the length and shape of the wands and ending, in fact, with the types of wood. Most of the wands were made from valuable species or from rare and specially beautiful pieces of wood. For example, many wands were made of rosewood, in particular, Harry's and Draco's and Umbridge's ones. Ebony was also used very often. And the elder wand was made from english oak. Voldemort's wand was made, I believe, from some synthetic material so it can look like a bone. Hermione's wand was made, I suppose, from oak or walnut, and Snape's and Ginny's ones from ebony, etc. So it would be very very very cool if use correct movie types of wood, so you don't have to paint or stain them. Anyway very cool job you do, colleague 💙

[@garricksapprentice]

Thankyou - yeah where possible I want to avoid staining, but I've thought about one day remaking all the known wood wands out of the correct wood again but left natural colour!

[@Galaxy_lou]

How are you actually this good, also next would love to see Fred and George

[@DarrenMalin]

the actress that played Umbridge , really did a good job , you get to really dislike Dolores :)

[@orishahar]

13:10 absolutely cracked me up 😂

[@alyssaweyland8562]

Looks amazing!

[@_kilimili_]

This is soooo cool!!

[@hc04835bdvauakn]

All these fuccups bring you a tad bit closer to your perfections today. Keep up the good work man. Much love

[@ibenekholdt9362]

«Time to make a birch wand for this ✨BiîAÄtT✨*cutoff*😅😅😅😅😅

[@cardenw]

Amazing work as always Imelda Staunton did such a great job making Umbridge absolutely hateable in every single scene :P Are you planning to make Luna's first wand from Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood prince? (the baton-style wand decorated with oak leaves and acorns carved into the handle) Luna's actress was particularly fond of that wand and requested to have it replace the Tulip style wand they originally displayed on the wand wheel at the "making of" tour. :)

[@cardenw]

The official replicas are a bit of a pain to get a hold of as they're exclusively sold with the £125 "dumbledore's army" 6-wand collection, but there are some good references online (for the specific layout of the leaves/acorns) and the wand itself is very simple in design.

[@garricksapprentice]

@@cardenw I would like to make it but want to make all of them with a physical wand to copy!

[@cardenw]

I'd lend you mine as a reference if I lived closer to your workshop :P mind you, the paintjob on mine's getting a bit patchy from handling, so it wouldn't be the best. @@garricksapprentice

[@garricksapprentice]

@@cardenw I might message you in the new year...

[@BrianMills-uf2nn]

like the light commentary, keep it up

[@oh_flock]

I always thought the head of her wand mimicked a screwdriver head!

[@CallumKray]

"you're going to be doing some lines today Mr Potter" 👀😅

[@matthewscorner2990]

Would it have been at all possible to wear down the rose quartz until it's the size you need? I saw a video once of someone dumping marbles in a bucket of water and smooth stones and shaking it around and the marbles wore down with the shaking and still came out smooth and round. I'm not sure how exactly the process was done or how specific it needs to be, but I wonder if something similar could have been done here.

[@Shock_Treatment]

I've made spheres in the past, and that's pretty unlikely. Quartz is a 7 on the Moh's scale, and it even takes a while on the sphere maker to wear it down, and that's under pressure in the cutting cups with grit. Doing it by hand would take an extremely long time, and I doubt it would be perfectly round.

[@richardstroh6803]

Are you gonna do Hagrid's umbrella

[@untameablepasta]

I love it better when you not do commentary, the silent just make the process more pleasurable

[@CedricxChaotic]

The result was more than enough for Umbridge, so it was for us!

[@11BRelo]

“You’re going to be doing some lines for me today Mr. Potter” 😂☠️💀

[@Bean_Beanums]

That part had me dying! 🤣💀

[@Hidegety1]

We come here to witness excellency of ppl doing their things. You know yourself that it could have been better. I liked the humour though.

[@BlkTzarina]

I love the commentary, you are beyond funny!

[@emoney550]

Anyone else see Lord Voldemort’s face in the microwave at 3:06 ?

[@leodekalb2380]

I like the commentary. This is the first video of yours I've looked at, but I'd be less likely to watch without it

[@jordanezell5132]

Will you make Hagrid’s umbrella wand? Great vid, one of my favorite wands.

[@garricksapprentice]

One day... One day

[@lynnthomas8457]

You let Umbridge down? Oh the horror. Unironically i like your design better, with the real stone and the fact that its slightly bigger than the wood makes it look like a proper centerpiece rather than a blob. As much as i hate the character, i am always fascinated that her wand is the only one which incorporated gems.

[@simonbionary11010]

Umbridge middlename is "Jane" which means woman. So "Woman of sorrow and displeasure"

[@manharleen]

Amazing work! 😍 May I ask, what book is that?

[@TheDancer-v6w]

Real birch? N-n-no no no. Real Bit- 😂😂❤❤

[@Gts2pro]

The voice over is brilliant, and the quality of work is fantastic, what about fantastic beasts wands ?

[@Snot_Rockets]

How long on average does it take you to make a wand, do you get really pissed off when something goes wrong, or breaks because of all the money and time you’ve spent on one? I know I would. Also I love it with a bigger stone like you did.

[@garricksapprentice]

Filming makes it very stop start you see - but I can do this one quite happily under an hour with no rushing. And I factor in for breakages really

[@scottishunionforeducation2155]

I love the commentary

[@LucasAmino]

I forgive you because all your other wands are perfect

[@thewander-k7e]

Make lord voldmort's wand next 🤩🤩

[@rafaeldelapiedra6030]

OMG!!!! I NEED IT!!!!!

[@User-O-useR]

You forgot to put Basilisk' fang in there

[@BelladanX]

No wonder there was no wand usage in DATDA, her wand would have broken XD