Plokman
Active Member
(I ramble a bit but hopefully not enough to the point of giving everyone a BSoD effect. Summary at the bottom.)
Hey All,
Pardon my lack of activity lately, I think I'm still a bit ride laged from the Florida trip I had. Hopefully I be up to speed before September, but anyway I visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (If you ever get to go, get a nice Butterbeer good lord I can't discribe it.) and as I had not taken the Pottermore quiz on Wand, House and such I didn't pick up a interactive wand. I'm honestly kinda glad I didn't as my wand is Rowan and I looked at the prop design, Skull for a handle nope not a chance!
I'm no Death Eater for one my moral compass despises those like Voldermort, Umbridge, and the werewolf who has the audacity to be named after one of my favorite dragons (Just so you know I'm talking about Faffy from Dave the Barbarian with Faffy being a shortened version of Fenrir), so I thought "I'm working on my Lego customs for my shop, maybe I can use my skills to make Potter inspired wands for sell off Etsy or the like."
I've been working on the handle for my wand basing it off a fork I pilfered a Joe's Crabshack (They lable them expecting you to take them. It was just the little yellow crab claw fork) shape wise and a few added bits inspired by some wood handles on our cutlery here at home. Now this is gonna be tricky as I do not yet possess a Lathe and the handel blank is made from Birch crafting sticks glued to gether with well wood glue. I'm probably gonna coat it with a thin layer of Resin once fully done so I't can't be damaged or fall apart.
Now here is the part that is troubling me. I need Mountain Ash also known as Rowan Wood for the wand itself (11 inches) but every place I've looked I have misgivings about. This wand is to be for display, LARPing and other imaginative but not actual magic. So does anyone by chance know of a regular lumber yard that carries Rowan?
Quick note I do not judge anyone on their way of life some I just think "Why?!" but it's not my place to judge. That is all I'm saying on the matter.
So incase like last time I rambled and confused everyone with the "Icon" talk I will supply a summery.
TLDR version.
I'm looking for a supplier of Rowan/Mountain Ash wood not intended for any purpose than the standard wood working. I'm making a prop Harry Potter wand based off my Pottermore results, which were Rowan wand with Unicorn hair core and it is 11 inches long. I don't want any that is Homeopathic or of similar uses just wood cut from a Rowan Tree to be carved into a prop.
Hope this one makes more sense than my Icon one.
Take care all,
Plokman
P.S. I'd also like to find a similar supply of wood for the following holly, Vine, Yew, Willow, and Cypress. Thank you for your time I'm still working on my Icons just been trying to readjust to my old schedule.
Hey All,
Pardon my lack of activity lately, I think I'm still a bit ride laged from the Florida trip I had. Hopefully I be up to speed before September, but anyway I visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (If you ever get to go, get a nice Butterbeer good lord I can't discribe it.) and as I had not taken the Pottermore quiz on Wand, House and such I didn't pick up a interactive wand. I'm honestly kinda glad I didn't as my wand is Rowan and I looked at the prop design, Skull for a handle nope not a chance!
I'm no Death Eater for one my moral compass despises those like Voldermort, Umbridge, and the werewolf who has the audacity to be named after one of my favorite dragons (Just so you know I'm talking about Faffy from Dave the Barbarian with Faffy being a shortened version of Fenrir), so I thought "I'm working on my Lego customs for my shop, maybe I can use my skills to make Potter inspired wands for sell off Etsy or the like."
I've been working on the handle for my wand basing it off a fork I pilfered a Joe's Crabshack (They lable them expecting you to take them. It was just the little yellow crab claw fork) shape wise and a few added bits inspired by some wood handles on our cutlery here at home. Now this is gonna be tricky as I do not yet possess a Lathe and the handel blank is made from Birch crafting sticks glued to gether with well wood glue. I'm probably gonna coat it with a thin layer of Resin once fully done so I't can't be damaged or fall apart.
Now here is the part that is troubling me. I need Mountain Ash also known as Rowan Wood for the wand itself (11 inches) but every place I've looked I have misgivings about. This wand is to be for display, LARPing and other imaginative but not actual magic. So does anyone by chance know of a regular lumber yard that carries Rowan?
Quick note I do not judge anyone on their way of life some I just think "Why?!" but it's not my place to judge. That is all I'm saying on the matter.
So incase like last time I rambled and confused everyone with the "Icon" talk I will supply a summery.
TLDR version.
I'm looking for a supplier of Rowan/Mountain Ash wood not intended for any purpose than the standard wood working. I'm making a prop Harry Potter wand based off my Pottermore results, which were Rowan wand with Unicorn hair core and it is 11 inches long. I don't want any that is Homeopathic or of similar uses just wood cut from a Rowan Tree to be carved into a prop.
Hope this one makes more sense than my Icon one.
Take care all,
Plokman
P.S. I'd also like to find a similar supply of wood for the following holly, Vine, Yew, Willow, and Cypress. Thank you for your time I'm still working on my Icons just been trying to readjust to my old schedule.