Interesting bit of lore about Sirius’s wand: the reason one of the handle “faces” is different is because the wand is booby trapped in case of theft. The side which doesn’t have the line under the triangle is the side which should be facing upwards when wielding the wand, otherwise the spell being cast will backfire. A clever trick that definitely fits his personality imo. I love it when there’s little details like these in wands 😊
I never heard that! Awsome. I really want a wood replica of Sirius Blacks Wand. Right now I’m settling on finding one in the new Mystery Wands they Have
Years ago, my family all did Potter costumes for Halloween and I made the wands. It’s amazing to watch you work with proper tools! I made do with one carving knife and a ruler. I’d love to see how you tackle Tonks’ pitcher plant-like wand, it was definitely the most challenging for me.
you make this work look so effortless, but at the same time i can see how much work and detail goes into this work, you’re insane. keep up the fantastic work man
Coming from your most recent recent video talking about losing your finger and I came right to this video because sirius is my favorite and you say you have 10/10 fingers. Comedy gold. 😂
This was SPECTACULAR to watch from beginning to end. I wish I had found this channel back in June of 2023. I've played Hogwarts Legacy after using the results from the official Wizarding World tests to find my Hogwarts house and wand, it's been an urge bring my personal wand into reality. I've been looking all over Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit to find someone skilled enough to help me in this endeavor. Seeing your skills and your attention to detail you might have been just the person I'm looking for. But I understand you're taking time off to focus on other goals. The entire process looks therapeutic and definitely encourages me to watch more of your videos.
I love the wands in the series with the symbols/runes and intricate designs along them. This and Cedrics being my favorites. Just something about the extra personalization Mr. Ollivander put into them makes them feel cooler to me lol. Great video, man. 🙂
The carvings/runes have pretty cool meanings too, the squiggly ones along the shaft were put on his wand when he was sent to Askaban and represent the crimes he was falsely accused of (murder). Bellatrix has similar carvings along her wand which represent her crimes of torture. The carvings on Sirius' wand handle supposedly translates to 'more or less human', which people believe he may have carved into the wand when he became an Animagus, possibly as a sign of his support/solidarity for Remus Lupin's Lycanthropy.
@@christianchilders8556 Yeah. It's a cool contrast. Some are Victorian-level ornate, while others look like he just picked up a stick and put a Wand Core in them lol. Also, fun fact, Sirius's Wand couldn't be made out of Dogwood, as according to the lore, Dogwood Wands refuse to produce non-verbal magic, which Sirius was well-known for. Similar to actual dogs, you have to talk to them for them to obey.
I’ve gotten back into wand making after months of having no motivation. A few days ago I finished an oak and maple wand that I made look very ancient, like it’s seen a lot of action. I also have some I made in the summer that I drilled out most of the way to accept the core substance of my choice. Great video as always
My favorite part of all your videos is when I stop being able to recognize which wand is the official resin replica and which one is the one you carved. Incredible work, as always!
Just found your channel. Am a new Harry potter fan - it’s so wonderful to see how JKs imagination over 20 years ago has set in motion all these wonderful creations from fans!
Considering I’m in my 30s, I think it’s time to make a proper Sirius Black outfit set for myself. Loved the process and final result of this wand! Everyone sub so we can get Voldy’s!!
I'd love to see voldemort's wand made in its official wood, though it's a bit dangerous since yew wood is one of the poisonous woods on the planet. The entire tree, including the wood itself, bark, leaves, and seeds, contains a toxic substance called taxine, which even touching, causes skin irritation, and inhaling the dust is incredibly dangerous. Though it will be cool to see it, if he is able to take all possible safety precautions.
Sirius black is one of my favorite characters of Harry Potter, and probably the saddest death I've ever seen happen aside from Severus Snapes, but Sirius was one of those kind of people to talk to too, if your feeling mad, upset or sad, and he really was a wizard with a big caring heart, and he deserved better after being framed sent to Azkaban, and always on the run from the ministry, and his life was cut off short unfortunately, and making his wand is an honor towards this character, because no matter what, that wand remains loyal to him, even in death, sorry for the lecture, I felt like it was nessesary to say, but you've done an awesome job, his wand was challenge and you nailed it, but I wish you luck for snapes wand in the future and many others to come by🙏🙏🙏🙏
A tip from a fellow woodworker with carvings like this I find carving a line then following with the Dremel/ rotary tool spot on straight lines and no weird tear out.
I've just returned to your channel after a while, and I was like "he can talk??!". Glad to see your channel been doing very well, your videos are getting funnier and very entertaining. Love what you're doing, excited to see what wand you're checking off next.
Absolutely superb build, the rune work is so intricate!🏆 The finish you get from ebony is just sooo good isn't it, polishes up like glass. Congrats mate, wonderful work; a very Merry Christmas to you.😊👍🏻
Ah, honestly one of my favourite wand designs (i love spirals and swirlies) and in one of my favourite woods, as a guitarist, I do love me an ebony fretboard. You're right about how beautiful the black colour of Ebony is, or at least the heartwood lol. Yeah, how many people watching this don't actually know that Ebony tree wood is mostly white? XD
At least the ad was about chocolate, best remedy after a dementor attack. 😂 Great job with the wand, it looks super nice. Ebony is a really beautiful wood.
A wood that makes wand suitable for combat and transfiguration? Sounds quite fitting for Sirius Black. Combined with the appearance of the wand, I think we can consider it basically canon that his wand was ebony.
I am not a super fan of Harry Potter, at least not like my nephew, but this is my favorite Wand from the movies, you nail every detail. Keep up the good work! Subscribed.
Ooof.. spoke a little too soon about still having all your digits didn’t ya?… Sorry to hear about the accident man! Glad you’re back at it though, and it clearly hasn’t affected your abilities! Keep killin it brotha.
I'm subscribing, liking, and commenting; anyone who can craft wands with *"an Eloise smidgen"* of humor deserves my follow. Besides, his charm work cracks me up! (6:40)
Not enough woodworkers in the world. Everybody should have some of these basic skills! Beautiful construction, our family loves Sirius Black the most out of all the HP characters.
I like very much the wounds you did. I do the same actually (but not based on HP), with less machinery, but real powering place (Savernake, Brocéliande, Aokigahara, Siem Reap...) and want to continue my travels around the world...
Note: Ebony is endangered due to overharvesting, and most that is available from Africa was harvested illegally. African Blackwood/Grenadilla grown in Florida might be a good substitute (outside its native range, so there's no chance of poaching). In generally, if the wood is tropical and you recognize the name, check where it came from. A lot of those famous ones were overharvested over the last 200 years and are now not doing well. Indian Mahogany, Teak, and Koa, for example.
🖤Sirius Black. 😎Favorite character. 🪄Favorite wand. 📼Excellent video. (“Selling wands in a cathedral… it’s just fiction. And so is Harry Potter.” 🤣 I’m becoming a Patron because of this! ) And I saw it referenced in the comments, but I was told at Ollivander’s (Universal Studios) that the difference rune is a built-in safety. It causes the wand to cast the spell or jinx on the caster. Not sure how true it is, but the story sounds in keeping with something Sirius would do.😎
When we went to Universal in Florida each of our family members got a wand and I chose the Sirius wand Because of it's geometric appearance rather than the twig-like look of a lot of the wands.
The fact that a picture of Umbridge pop in at the bottom for a tenth of a second or faster when you say pitch made me laugh and get a Fight Club vibe with Tyler popping in at random(you notice it or at least I did on the second and third watch of the movie) never realized it when I first watched the movie completely missed it like I did in your Vid. This is my second watch of it I literally binged all you content till I got back to this one and caught it
I still find myself clicking my own timestamp just to rewatch the clip. The way she exhibits Giant Puppy mannerisms just like Clover is just too precious!
Phenomenal job as always, I really like the darker colour you achieved from the Ebony wood, sadly the replica versions have a very stony, grey tone to their paint and it makes them look very plasticy in direct light.
Great job. Looks beautiful. I looked thru the commends and did not see anyone comment that the one side with only one cross mark vs the double on the other three sides is on purpose. It was created that way.The wand will auto curse anyone that does not have the odd side up when casting a spell.
Some sort of fostner bit would give you the same ring with the small circle in the center. Not sure exact size but grab a bit and plunge about 1/8” into a piece of wood and whola there it is.
I’m just starting out so using some pine dowels, wood cutting knives and a rotary tool. I’m staining the wands to give them the appearance of other wood types. What sort of finish would you recommend as I’m happy with the work I’ve done but the wands just look a tad dull
take this down an eloise smidgen. bro thats the most underrated pun ive ever heard. 10/10 subscribed just because of that
Interesting bit of lore about Sirius’s wand: the reason one of the handle “faces” is different is because the wand is booby trapped in case of theft. The side which doesn’t have the line under the triangle is the side which should be facing upwards when wielding the wand, otherwise the spell being cast will backfire. A clever trick that definitely fits his personality imo. I love it when there’s little details like these in wands 😊
I read that but wasn't sure how legit it was! And it's a bit confusing about whether it was his second wand or not after escaping
@@garricksapprenticein the wand shop at Universal this is explained by the “wand makers”. Pretty sure it’s official.
I never heard that! Awsome. I really want a wood replica of Sirius Blacks Wand. Right now I’m settling on finding one in the new Mystery Wands they Have
Damn. It that true? That's so awesome. Brilliant.❤
Like Blade’s sword?
5:14 I had no idea that people can pick where ads go. That actually made it far less annoying, especially with the Hagrid clip after it 😂
“Still having 10 out of 10 fingers”… aged like milk 😅
😂😂😂 I watched my first video by this dude yesterday and he was just demonstrating how he lost a finger.
Like fine milk dare I say!
@@MITUK That's exactly how I started.
we can now precisely see who did not finish watching the weasley wands video
@ I have to admit that I feel a little bit stupid now
Years ago, my family all did Potter costumes for Halloween and I made the wands. It’s amazing to watch you work with proper tools! I made do with one carving knife and a ruler. I’d love to see how you tackle Tonks’ pitcher plant-like wand, it was definitely the most challenging for me.
As an English teacher, that preposition joke was so very much appreciated. I love it. I’m so glad you started narrating your videos.
you make this work look so effortless, but at the same time i can see how much work and detail goes into this work, you’re insane. keep up the fantastic work man
Coming from your most recent recent video talking about losing your finger and I came right to this video because sirius is my favorite and you say you have 10/10 fingers. Comedy gold. 😂
This was SPECTACULAR to watch from beginning to end. I wish I had found this channel back in June of 2023. I've played Hogwarts Legacy after using the results from the official Wizarding World tests to find my Hogwarts house and wand, it's been an urge bring my personal wand into reality. I've been looking all over Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit to find someone skilled enough to help me in this endeavor. Seeing your skills and your attention to detail you might have been just the person I'm looking for. But I understand you're taking time off to focus on other goals. The entire process looks therapeutic and definitely encourages me to watch more of your videos.
I love the wands in the series with the symbols/runes and intricate designs along them. This and Cedrics being my favorites. Just something about the extra personalization Mr. Ollivander put into them makes them feel cooler to me lol. Great video, man. 🙂
True. I also really like the wands that look like they came from nature such as Harry Potter’s and Hermione’s and Ron’s second wand he bought
The carvings/runes have pretty cool meanings too, the squiggly ones along the shaft were put on his wand when he was sent to Askaban and represent the crimes he was falsely accused of (murder). Bellatrix has similar carvings along her wand which represent her crimes of torture.
The carvings on Sirius' wand handle supposedly translates to 'more or less human', which people believe he may have carved into the wand when he became an Animagus, possibly as a sign of his support/solidarity for Remus Lupin's Lycanthropy.
@@christianchilders8556 Yeah. It's a cool contrast. Some are Victorian-level ornate, while others look like he just picked up a stick and put a Wand Core in them lol.
Also, fun fact, Sirius's Wand couldn't be made out of Dogwood, as according to the lore, Dogwood Wands refuse to produce non-verbal magic, which Sirius was well-known for. Similar to actual dogs, you have to talk to them for them to obey.
@@cardenw I never knew that. That makes a lot of sense actually
@@Zac_Frost I read on the Harry Potter wiki that it could be made from Reed which is his wand wood according to the Celtic tree calendar
I’ve gotten back into wand making after months of having no motivation. A few days ago I finished an oak and maple wand that I made look very ancient, like it’s seen a lot of action. I also have some I made in the summer that I drilled out most of the way to accept the core substance of my choice. Great video as always
YES!!! This was awesome!! Sirius is my favorite character and I’ve been waiting for this wand. You did a great job!
My favorite part of all your videos is when I stop being able to recognize which wand is the official resin replica and which one is the one you carved. Incredible work, as always!
First video I’m seeing from you channel, but for sure not the last one! Your woodworking skills are such a relaxation. And you are very funny 😂
@@lillearen2821 I'd only recommend watching this one, and Fred/George - the rest are rubbish!
Just found your channel. Am a new Harry potter fan - it’s so wonderful to see how JKs imagination over 20 years ago has set in motion all these wonderful creations from fans!
Yes think I'm late to the party but it's amazing how big the fandom still is!
Sirius's wand is literally just a big chopstick
true tho
The bits of clips you included are comedic genius.
U have no idea how much I love your work. Happy Christmas
Thank you for introducing me to dogwood trees, now my second favourite trees behind Sakuras
Please consider doing another of these. Beautiful ebony and classy work.
i just wanted to say thank you for your videos ! i started watching your channel in 2021 and im so glad you are still posting :)
Considering I’m in my 30s, I think it’s time to make a proper Sirius Black outfit set for myself. Loved the process and final result of this wand! Everyone sub so we can get Voldy’s!!
I'd love to see voldemort's wand made in its official wood, though it's a bit dangerous since yew wood is one of the poisonous woods on the planet.
The entire tree, including the wood itself, bark, leaves, and seeds, contains a toxic substance called taxine, which even touching, causes skin irritation, and inhaling the dust is incredibly dangerous.
Though it will be cool to see it, if he is able to take all possible safety precautions.
Sirius black is one of my favorite characters of Harry Potter, and probably the saddest death I've ever seen happen aside from Severus Snapes, but Sirius was one of those kind of people to talk to too, if your feeling mad, upset or sad, and he really was a wizard with a big caring heart, and he deserved better after being framed sent to Azkaban, and always on the run from the ministry, and his life was cut off short unfortunately, and making his wand is an honor towards this character, because no matter what, that wand remains loyal to him, even in death, sorry for the lecture, I felt like it was nessesary to say, but you've done an awesome job, his wand was challenge and you nailed it, but I wish you luck for snapes wand in the future and many others to come by🙏🙏🙏🙏
sirius black's wand is my favourite, and you've certainly done it justice, well done!
A tip from a fellow woodworker with carvings like this I find carving a line then following with the Dremel/ rotary tool spot on straight lines and no weird tear out.
I've just returned to your channel after a while, and I was like "he can talk??!". Glad to see your channel been doing very well, your videos are getting funnier and very entertaining. Love what you're doing, excited to see what wand you're checking off next.
TikTok forced my hand and it makes sense! Much easier to get information across!
I loved it. And the jazz music 10/10
Man, that was so cool. Congrats, it's really a beautiful work! Cheers!
i love sirius wand, its quit simple at first, but then comes all the engraving its so beautiful
Absolutely superb build, the rune work is so intricate!🏆 The finish you get from ebony is just sooo good isn't it, polishes up like glass. Congrats mate, wonderful work; a very Merry Christmas to you.😊👍🏻
This is outstanding! Brilliant!
6:37 I love your sense of humor 😂 I can't wait to order my own custom wand. ❤
This movie is... The perfection!!!! That music that story! 😢😢😢😢😢
13:05 "well is just fiction.... and so is Harr...."
You just gained another subscriber
And just lost one.
its a great video and he is very skilled but there is no need to attack peoples faith
I started my wand collection because of this channel. I thank you for that. ❤
Love you filmmaking style, easy to watch and really informative!
"and I still have 10/10 fingers...."
This is the first video that the algorithm recommended from your channel and I'm so pleased it did. Immediately subscribed 👍🏻
It's probably the best one I've done so don't get your hopes up with the others..
Ah, honestly one of my favourite wand designs (i love spirals and swirlies) and in one of my favourite woods, as a guitarist, I do love me an ebony fretboard. You're right about how beautiful the black colour of Ebony is, or at least the heartwood lol.
Yeah, how many people watching this don't actually know that Ebony tree wood is mostly white? XD
At least the ad was about chocolate, best remedy after a dementor attack. 😂 Great job with the wand, it looks super nice. Ebony is a really beautiful wood.
Oh that's cool, I never know what the adverts are!
He jinxed hisself 4:24
this is actually really cool :V. Thank you for the vod!
My fav wand at last!! that was a a great job! this channel keeps me coming instantly after a new upload!
Literally Ollivander, these look e x a c t l y like in the movies. GREAT!
A wood that makes wand suitable for combat and transfiguration? Sounds quite fitting for Sirius Black. Combined with the appearance of the wand, I think we can consider it basically canon that his wand was ebony.
Your Dog: Ahh another wand for my collection, excellent. 😄😄😄
This is absolutely amazing!!
Fantastic craftsmanship
Very helpful. Also that type of valve assembly has a cold and hot water shutoff behind the plate. Just screw the two screws down.
What valve assembly?
I couldnt tell which from which! except for a slight color diffrence Good Job!
Amazing, and now I'm subscribed. I also found a love of making wands the attention to detail that you put into it is inspiring thank-you 😀
that dead Sirius joke was terrably good
the 10/10 fingers didn't last too long lmaoo after just watching your newest vid hahaha
that "nice one, james" line fuckin gets me every damn time
I am not a super fan of Harry Potter, at least not like my nephew, but this is my favorite Wand from the movies, you nail every detail. Keep up the good work! Subscribed.
The last thing my grandpa said before losing his thumb doing something stupid on a saw was "Ive done it a thousand times and i can still count to 10!"
Complacency kills!
it was quite satisfying. But also that is the reason why i prefer metall - you just need a grinder x)
Ooof.. spoke a little too soon about still having all your digits didn’t ya?… Sorry to hear about the accident man! Glad you’re back at it though, and it clearly hasn’t affected your abilities! Keep killin it brotha.
Absolutely loved this. Thanks for great content
That's my favorite wand you've done yet.
I'm subscribing, liking, and commenting; anyone who can craft wands with *"an Eloise smidgen"* of humor deserves my follow. Besides, his charm work cracks me up!
(6:40)
Just started watching this channel.... 4:30 really didnt age well....
What do you mean
@@vishnuprasad3041he lost his finger recently 💀
enjoying those greatly, thank you for sharing!
Not enough woodworkers in the world. Everybody should have some of these basic skills! Beautiful construction, our family loves Sirius Black the most out of all the HP characters.
5:10 Gary casually flipping everyone off.
I highly enjoyed the Gary Oldman puns.
Definitely buying one when they become available
That dog has the coolest stick ever
This might be my favorite one yet!
best ad placement i ever seen, you won me over as a subscriber
4:30
welp
how do we tell him
I like very much the wounds you did. I do the same actually (but not based on HP), with less machinery, but real powering place (Savernake, Brocéliande, Aokigahara, Siem Reap...) and want to continue my travels around the world...
Note: Ebony is endangered due to overharvesting, and most that is available from Africa was harvested illegally. African Blackwood/Grenadilla grown in Florida might be a good substitute (outside its native range, so there's no chance of poaching).
In generally, if the wood is tropical and you recognize the name, check where it came from. A lot of those famous ones were overharvested over the last 200 years and are now not doing well.
Indian Mahogany, Teak, and Koa, for example.
🖤Sirius Black.
😎Favorite character.
🪄Favorite wand.
📼Excellent video.
(“Selling wands in a cathedral… it’s just fiction. And so is Harry Potter.” 🤣 I’m becoming a Patron because of this! )
And I saw it referenced in the comments, but I was told at Ollivander’s (Universal Studios) that the difference rune is a built-in safety. It causes the wand to cast the spell or jinx on the caster. Not sure how true it is, but the story sounds in keeping with something Sirius would do.😎
Nymphadora tonks for the next one!! Should be a challenging one 😉
When we went to Universal in Florida each of our family members got a wand and I chose the Sirius wand Because of it's geometric appearance rather than the twig-like look of a lot of the wands.
The fact that a picture of Umbridge pop in at the bottom for a tenth of a second or faster when you say pitch made me laugh and get a Fight Club vibe with Tyler popping in at random(you notice it or at least I did on the second and third watch of the movie) never realized it when I first watched the movie completely missed it like I did in your Vid. This is my second watch of it I literally binged all you content till I got back to this one and caught it
Hehe thankyou for the ad revenue
He's the Olivanders cousin ! That's a gorgeous wand!
Noo, his apprentice!
This is fucking amazing! One of my favorites
Your editing around the ad placement was brilliant 😂
Gotta get them Mons!
"well its just fiction....and so is harry po....." underrated
You forgot to add a Dragon Heart String ;)
Nice work. Going to binge your channel today.
14:21 awww you have the most cutest doggus!! Looks just like a darker version of our chocolate lab Clover.
She's a labracadabrador
I still find myself clicking my own timestamp just to rewatch the clip. The way she exhibits Giant Puppy mannerisms just like Clover is just too precious!
@@garricksapprentice LABRAVADA KEDAVRA!!!!
Phenomenal job as always, I really like the darker colour you achieved from the Ebony wood, sadly the replica versions have a very stony, grey tone to their paint and it makes them look very plasticy in direct light.
Great job. Looks beautiful. I looked thru the commends and did not see anyone comment that the one side with only one cross mark vs the double on the other three sides is on purpose. It was created that way.The wand will auto curse anyone that does not have the odd side up when casting a spell.
There's a comment somewhere! I wasn't sure if that was fan fiction or not!
@@garricksapprentice we learned it at Universal Studios when we bought our wand.
Some sort of fostner bit would give you the same ring with the small circle in the center. Not sure exact size but grab a bit and plunge about 1/8” into a piece of wood and whola there it is.
Subscribed!! Absolutely insane 😱😱 I'd love to see Snape's wand 💖💕
NAHH as soon as you finished saying "probably because I'm about to place an ad" I got an ad 😂😂
Can't wait for George's wand 😊❤
Malfoys wand was my fav idk how I never saw this one omg yesss ❤
Great job! I would much rather pay you for this 'real' wand than the plastic thing I got from Universal.
YESSSSSSS LETS GOOOOOOOOO! Sirius is the best!! Thank you for doing his wand ❤ you have done an incredible job
That's a way better way to make I spiral, way more accurate than my method
The editing is on point 🤣
Well done.
Yeah, two as chop-sticks is the way to go.
I’m just starting out so using some pine dowels, wood cutting knives and a rotary tool. I’m staining the wands to give them the appearance of other wood types. What sort of finish would you recommend as I’m happy with the work I’ve done but the wands just look a tad dull
Wish I had the tools to make some too. They cool af
Paper towel is safer than a rag as if it catches on something it tends to rip away rather than drag in your hand.
Don't think it's tough enough
@@garricksapprentice I is if you use actual blue shop towel and not kitchen roll
I love that the runes translate to More or Less Human
This is marvelous