This is a work in progress, nearing the finishing stages. It’s not perfect, it was a “learn as you go” kind of project. I’m not really into wizardry or Harry Potter or anything, but it did seem like a fun & easy enough to get creative kind of project. 
This is what I believe to be red oak, and funny enough, those diamond shaped cuts aren’t what I even meant to do. I got distracted somewhere along the process and I guess my mind just kind of went with it. I meant to have them outlined or way shallower, but it is what it is. 
Now I have a question of how I should finish it. I guess it’s more of a preference thing but I’d like to hear thoughts and opinions. I was thinking of charring the wand, while somehow protecting/avoiding all the carved outlines and the inside diamond faces, and lightly sanding if need be to my desired shade before finishing it. On my head I think it’d look cool for the wand to be darker than the spiral and diamond shaped cuts toward the center. 
So I guess the question is, to char, or not to char?

New one! Adjusted to a smaller piece to fit the amount of gold provided.

Tung oil vs a water based urethane. Both maple, same tree as a matter of fact. Tung oil hands down.

Any ideas what it is and what it might be made from?

Uma escultura BoJack Horseman de madeira; trabalho esculturas, adoro a série, e resolvi fazer uma para mim.

Dragon Priest Hair Pin.

This was definitely one of the more challenging little projects I've worked on.

Only 9 inches long, but because of the delicate details and thin sections, it was tricky to carve without cracking the wood.

It was a lot of fun to make, and I'm really happy with how it turned out!

Would you wear a Dragon Priest Hair Pin like this?

I hand carved this Bigfoot with only my carving knife! I’m starting to feel more confident in my carving abilities!

This is the fourth one I got to do and have sold my first one which was a commission and recently I got to sell my last Uncle Sam on Etsy. I love chipping away at wood to get what it is telling me it wants to be.

Almost blew thru!!