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My daughter is turning 9 this month and wanted a Harry Potter themed birthday party. That gave me an excuse to try making wands. I don't have a lathe so everything was done on the belt sander. I think I got better the more I made and I took some learning from some YouTube videos to make spirals and tapers which surprisingly worked quite well. I also knocked up a few boxes out of 1/4" ply which look a bit ratty bit the kids loved them.

Now I want a lathe :)

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I'm impressed you did this all with a belt sander. I've been making these on the lathe for a while (though they don't sell well in my etsy shop).
 

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They look great - the boxes too. The boxes look old like something that contained a dark secret inside for a long time. Nice work and cool themed gift for the attendees! They'll probably hold on to for a lifetime too.
 

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Great looking set of wands-I'll bet all the youngsters loved them!
 

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Somebody is going to put an eye out with that thing!! Nice job with a belt sander!
 

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Siv , nice job and congratulations on your 'Daily Top 3' award.
 
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