My kids are really into Harry Potter right now (they were too young to watch them when the movies first came out, so they are really digging on the DVDs!). I set out to practice my spindle turning skills by turning some "magic wands." They absolutely love them.
From Left to Right – Cocobolo, Lingum Vitae, Cherry, Honduran Rosewood
I cut the cherry from a tree that fell in a storm. It is really cool wood.
Now my kids run around the house yelling "Expeliaramus!"