Spiraled Wenge and Leopardwood wand (self punishment)

Thought I'd make a wand using leopardwood and wenge, even though they are a pain to work with. They are really nice looking woods, but can be a real challenge to turn and finish. This wands has a uniform spiral carved into the grip, and a graduated spiral running the length of the blade. I talk about how these types of spiral designs can be done and my general wand making process. If you like this wand or want to see more wands (and other fund geeky items I make), check out my etsy shop at: nemesisgear.et...

[@ВиталийСорокин-ъ7г]

Very beautiful! Awesome done

[@LondonCadance]

I really appreciated the run down on your technique for this design. thank you!

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

I prefer your more organic sanded in spirals, but this is still very nice.
Another interesting technique is to find a piece of wood with a natural curve and shape the wand following the curve. A 1 x 30 belt sander with the platten removed and using a 1/2" wide belt is good to shape this kind of wand (I haven't tried using a flap disc in a drill press, so can't say which method works best).
Keep em coming.

[@mythimpressions]

Yeah, I do like the wide spiral the flap wheel makes as well. But I enjoy doing a wide variety cuse everyone's taste is different. One of those types of sanders is on my wish list, but not before a spindle sander, jointer, and especially a better bandsaw. Just need to sell more wands so I can afford more cool tools...lol

[@phillight2008]

Just stumbled upon your channel. Great content! Subscribed. I enjoy making wands for my little neighborhood friends and the grandkids. I'm not nearly as skilled as you. Two things - source and brand for those flap wheel sanders? And just a comment. I've always heard the wood Wenge pronounced "wen-gay" - with a hard "g" - but I really don't know for sure.

[@mythimpressions]

Thank you! I'm not sure of the brand, but I got them at Granger like 14 years ago. They last FOREVER, depending on what you're doing with them. www.grainger.com You can just do a search for "flap wheel" and get a list of different types. And you're probably right on the pronunciation of Wenge. I've only ever read it and not heard it pronounced. LOL

[@HellBoundandHappy39]

Fairly new to using a lathe, I've been loving all of your work. The question I have is about your headstock. Is it hollow? How are you able to feed so much of the blade into that end?

[@mythimpressions]

Thank you. Yes, the headstock is hollow because you have to be able to eject any tapered drives. You should have a rod with a nob on the end or something similar to remove the spur drive to change it out. At least for wood lathes, that has been my experience. It's not a large hole, but it's about 3/8" or maybe 1/2"? I've had a request to talk about my steady rest, perhaps I'll just do a general tool overview and show what I use and how it works.

[@HellBoundandHappy39]

@@mythimpressions that would be great to see a video with your setup. Thanks for the info and the wands are truly amazing! Great works of art.