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How to Craft a "Harry Potter" style wand that lights up

Nov 23, 2010 10:57 PM
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With the first installment of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" out, don't be surprised if you find yourself more than ever wanting to whip out a twelve inch phoenix feather wand and wrist twirl your way to defeating your own personal Voldemort. While this video won't teach you how to do magic (so sad), it will teach you how to craft a very cool-looking "Harry Potter" wand that can do the "lumos" spell.

This wand lights up using an Ultra Bright LED, speaker wire, a wooden dowel rod, plastic candy container, a switch, and batteries.

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