Russianwolf
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I present the first "Dragon Slayer's Wand"
When I was making a couple wands recently, I started thinking about how a wand with a dragon skin (snake skin) handle would be awesome. Since I had a couple sets of Glimmerzandmore's Cigar snake skin blanks, I thought I'd try adapting them to my vision. So I got a piece of Bog Oak (it's gotta be the best wood for such an impressive wand) that's about 5 inches long. I chucked 1/4 inch in and with the other end supported with the live center turned a dowel. I snuck up on the final diameter of the inside of the brass tubes on the blanks. Then I drilled a corresponding hole in the end of another 10" piece of bog oak. I use GG to glue the tubes and a centerband trim ring from a cigar and the shaft all together. I turned the profile all at once leaving just the tip and but to finish afterwards. The tip and but were finished on the disc sander then polished with a buff of EEE.
While the handle a a touch shorter than I'd like, I think it was a successful experiment. What says you guys?
When I was making a couple wands recently, I started thinking about how a wand with a dragon skin (snake skin) handle would be awesome. Since I had a couple sets of Glimmerzandmore's Cigar snake skin blanks, I thought I'd try adapting them to my vision. So I got a piece of Bog Oak (it's gotta be the best wood for such an impressive wand) that's about 5 inches long. I chucked 1/4 inch in and with the other end supported with the live center turned a dowel. I snuck up on the final diameter of the inside of the brass tubes on the blanks. Then I drilled a corresponding hole in the end of another 10" piece of bog oak. I use GG to glue the tubes and a centerband trim ring from a cigar and the shaft all together. I turned the profile all at once leaving just the tip and but to finish afterwards. The tip and but were finished on the disc sander then polished with a buff of EEE.
While the handle a a touch shorter than I'd like, I think it was a successful experiment. What says you guys?
