A Wand With Soapstone Handle Inspired by Harry Potter - a Background Story

Every magician and witch needs a magic wand--- quality custom magic wands from Germany for magic acts all over the world.

Here at Lazanaels Zauberstab Manufaktur no customer wish remains unfulfilled. From magic wands for everyday use to extravagant specimens for festive occasions.

Here you will find what you are looking for....

As an exception, here you will get a glimpse behind the scenes of the manufacture of a magic wand. We cannot and are not allowed to show everything, but as an example you can see the making of a wand with a stone handle...

See and be amazed......

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soapstone

Wooden stick

Sandpaper 80 - 600 grit

drill

wood stain

The customer came to our store and expressed his specific wishes, which we were happy to accommodate:

a stone handle that fits perfectly in his hand.

the stone should be light and marbled

smooth, but also a little "used look"

dark wood that blends seamlessly with the stone

These were his wishes and we set to work_

we showed him different types of stone as raw material. The color wishes were quickly met. 

The raw wood from a 500 year old oak tree also appealed to him. The length still had to be adjusted.

with sandpaper we brought the stone into the first basic form...we started with 80 grit to roughly work out the contour

then we increased the grit to 400 to give the stone a smooth surface. The place where the wood was to be added, we left in an unfinished state.

Using a drill, the mounting hole was drilled by hand and the mounting prepared

the last step was to wet grind the stone with 600 grit. The finish is usually 800 - 1000 grit, but the customer wanted a light "use look".

The wood of the future wand was measured and shortened according to the needs of the customer. 

The receptacle at the base of the wand was hand carved and then adjusted again and again until the wand found its place seamlessly in the stone  

after the adjustment, the wood was treated with a color glaze and adjusted until the customer liked the color

Please understand that we will not say a word about the magic elements that are built into the wand and from which most of its power comes.

This is our secret and every wand maker is bound by the secrecy of his profession.  

the moment when the stone and the wood are joined together by means of an unbreakable adhesive spell is called "the wedding" by the wand makers

the wand has now undergone the final tests in our magical quality control and has been released for delivery.

The customer arrived and could take possession of his new wand. Proudly we can report that the customer was highly satisfied with our work. 

And when the wand sparked with the first spell, the connection was perfect.

Another satisfied customer of Lazanael's wands 

this was a little background story i made up to make this tutorial a little more "magical" to everyone

I hope you enjoyed it and I send many greetings from Germany to all wand owners around the world.