Resin Wand - "Secret Wood Wand" - Inspired by Peter Brown

This project was inspired by Peter Brown's "Secret Wood Wand" video (link below). I saw his video and thought it was a really cool idea and decided to try and make something similar. I recently discovered that parchment paper does not stick to epoxy resin. Armed with this new knowledge I set out to make a mold using parchment paper. The main advantage I suppose is the minimal clean up when de-molding. This could probably be done using some poster board or card stock but that would definitely stick to the resin. While I don't think my wands turned out as nice as Peter's I am still super happy with how they came out. My kids loved them so in my book that a win! Thanks for watching.
Peter Brown's Video:
• Secret Wood Wand
3/4 inch Walnut Dowel:
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Parchment Paper:
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Duct Tape:
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Bessy Clamps:
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Total Boat Epoxy:
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Black Diamond Pigment:
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Krylon Clear Coat:
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1x30 Belt Sander:
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Sanding belts:
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Music: Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
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[@WorksbySolo]

Those look fantastic! So simple too. Making me eager to do a resin project. Perfect music also!

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks Bernie! Resin is some cool stuff.

[@stevelapierre4776]

I love these wands.... Very nice indeed... The color and simple way of doing them.. just Amazing... I have been making wands with wood only with Dremel and these wands and just Fantastic...! Thank you for sharing...!!!

[@danthemakerman]

That's awesome thanks!

[@ManCrafting]

This was a great idea that pretty much anyone with almost no tools could do. I wouldn't have ever considered this. Great job Dan.

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks bro that's what I thought too. Now I just need to figure out how to stabilize wood on the cheap, messing around with epoxy has a certain allure.

[@Cityaperture]

I don't know anything about Harry Potter or wands, but the bottom of that shorter one is so cool and intricate. Great job.

[@danthemakerman]

I didn't either until just this last year my son started reading the books and then we started watching the movies. Before we knew it we were all in to Harry Potter.

[@PeteBeardsley]

Shiny! And what a fantastic colouring effect. Good work dan.

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks it really is a cool effect the camera doesn't quite capture the color variation you see in person.

[@johnnywikk6472]

I felt like Dobby was going to make an appearance :) I love the spooky vibe!

[@danthemakerman]

Hahaha thanks!

[@aosadvanced]

That’s cool...the epoxy resin videos I’ve been enjoying

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks man its some cool stuff to play with.

[@tooljunkie555]

Very cool Dan! I love stuff like this.always cool and fun to experiment

[@danthemakerman]

Yeah man this experiment actually helped me figure out an easier, well less messy, way to make Micarta.

[@tooljunkie555]

@@danthemakerman nice! Less mess means less waste in turn means less money spent. Something like that. Lol

[@dr.nardarithesh7333]

What an wand ...supeeb..i am a big fan of Harry Potter..and i love that wand..its super beautiful

[@danthemakerman]

Thank you it was fun to make too. I appreciate your comment.

[@ragtie6177]

Very cool looking wands!

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks brother!

[@lillynewman9548]

Omg they turned out so awesome! I'm gonna have to try this.

[@danthemakerman]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[@JakeThompson]

Awesome project Dan!! I like the color!! 👍👍

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks Jake, makes me want to step up my game and get in to the resin casting stuff.

[@JessPeachee]

This makes me wonder if it would be possible to make a resin “gem” inside a wand and have the wand kinda “grow around it...I’m probably not describing it well

[@danthemakerman]

I think I get what you mean, sounds cool!

[@sdmcustoms]

Really cool man, good job

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks man, epoxy resin is fun stuff.

[@jpwoodwork]

Awesome mr maker man 👍🏻

[@danthemakerman]

Thank you brother.

[@ESCAGEDOWOODWORKING]

They came out really cool dude!

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks man, you know that epoxy stuff is fun to mess with.

[@betsywilkes7952]

How do you figure out how much epoxy to mix?

[@danthemakerman]

Its been a while but I probably taped off the metal tube/conduit that I use to tape up the parchment paper and filled it with water to get an idea of how much liquid I would need.

[@muddyfences5559]

I like it, but do they work? ;)

[@danthemakerman]

Cool! Yes they work if you are a wizard.

[@muddyfences5559]

I knew there was a catch. I still like them.

[@R.Zephyr]

Dark background with HP theme song is so creepy

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks for the comment love the user name.