So my daughter is a Harry Potter fan - she's 10. I actually know several adult Potter fans as well. Occassionally I'll take some scrap and turn a wand as an exercise for me and a present for one of them. I was processing some rough sawn waney apple boards this weekend, and therefore had some apple offcuts (apple checks so much, there are often LOTS of offcuts!). Here are a few apple wands I made. I embedded some scraps in the end of two - ebony and bloodwood. The hardest part is shaping the long thin part as it tend to get whippy - you have to support it from the other side with your fingers as you skew. I actually try not to perfect them too much because I want to leave a bit of an organic feel. Anyone else ever make a wand for fun or spindle practice?