A Guide To American Wandlore

By JamesPascatore

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In this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the w... More

Introduction
American Wand Cores Part 1
American Wand Cores Part 2
Famous American Wandmakers
Shikoba Wolfe
John Torrey
Violetta Beauvais
Wand Flexibility
Regional Wandlore Part 1 - North America
American Chestnut
Bald Cypress
Bristlecone Pine
Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany
Foxtail Pine
Franklinia
Gopherwood
Joshua Tree
Koa
Manchineel
Palm
Sequoia
Torrey Pine
White Elm
American Oak
Southern Magnolia
Sassafras
Southern Yellow Pine
White Oak
Western Hemlock
Dogwood
Pacific Madrone
Western Red Cedar
Black Walnut
American Larch (Tamarack)
Ohio Buckeye
Claro Walnut
Eastern Red Cedar
Macadamia
Hickory
Mesquite
Swamp Mayhaw
Mahogany
Mountain Laurel
Prickly Ash
Juniper
Cottonwood
Citrus
Purpleheart
Blue Spruce
Pecan
Red Maple
Northern White Cedar
Blue Palo Verde
Rhododendron
Hornbeam
Holly
Peach
Black Locust
Hawthorn
Ponderosa Pine
Cherry in the United States
Gray Pine
Yellow Poplar
Sugar Maple
Mangrove
Honey Locust
Redwood
Jimson Weed
Wisteria
Candlenut Tree
American Beech
Sweetgum
Apple
Western White Pine
Gingko
Pistachio
Eucalyptus
Quaking Aspen
Birch
Osage Orange
Douglas Fir
Manzanita
Pear
American Sycamore aka Buttonwood
Alder
American Mulberry
Red Spruce
Baobab
Sitka Spruce
Loblolly Pine
Pinyon Pine
Eastern Redbud
Plum
Camphor Tree
Longleaf Pine
Pacific Yew
Persimmon
Tanoak
Basswood
Olive
Slash Pine
Avocado
Spanish Elm
Black Ironwood
Texas Mulberry
Arizona Walnut
Mexican Juniper
White Sapote
Montezuma Cypress
Lignum vitae
Balsam Fir
Kaya
Yucca
Lodgepole Pine
Date Palm
Texas Madrone
Gumbo Limbo
Coconut
Jacaranda
Pomegranate
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Pohutukawa aka New Zealand Christmas Tree
Brazilian Walnut aka IpĂȘ
Quebracho
Nandubay
Algarrobo Negro
Palo Santo
Aruera
Wax Myrtle
Camellia
Carolina Hemlock
Virginia Pine
Palo Borracho
Borrachero
Cinnamon
Hibiscus
Lilac
Mistletoe
Strangler Fig
Horse Chestnut
Cocobolo
Shortleaf Pine
American Mountain-Ash
Crepe Myrtle
Teak
Blackthorn
Yaupon Holly
Pond Cypress
Ivy
White Spruce
Red Pine
Yew
Grand Fir
Rowan
White Ash
Atlantic White Cedar
American Yew
Desert Willow
Hazel
Saguaro
Buckthorn
Mango
Gardenia
White Walnut/Butternut
Rose Bush
Willow
Southern Live Oak
Box Elder
Russian Olive
Silver Maple
Sandalwood
Bigleaf Maple
Snakewood
Slippery Elm
Yellow Birch
Ebony
Eastern White Pine
Bloodwood
Cedar Of Lebanon
Western Larch
Engelmann Spruce
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Apricot
Black Cottonwood
Elder
Subalpine Fir
California Nutmeg
Bamboo
Chinkapin
Mountain Hemlock
Pacific Silver Fir
Black Tupelo
Coffee
Eastern Hemlock
Black Willow
Silver Lime
America's State Trees as wands
Ceiba Tree

Rosewood

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By JamesPascatore

Rosewood. Ah, Rosewood. Many kinds of wood can be considered Rosewoods, hence why this wood post is not going to follow the same format as the Madrone post. Rosewood - all Rosewoods - are renowned for their beauty, for their sheen, and color. They are also known to have some weight, which would give even a small wand of these woods a nice heft in their hand. Though when working powder and dust from the wood can be an inhalable irritant, they are nonetheless known for their beauty.

Added to this is what is shown of the Rosewood wand of Fleur Delacour. Fleur can use her wand on multiple occasions, and with it is a more than able Triwizard Champion, representing her school, and proving herself, if not the better of the other competitors, at least at their level. This suggests that, much like Rosewoods commonly shown value in the woodworking industry, it may be of some similar value among wandmakers, being an adaptable and beautiful wand wood, with a tendency toward temperamental cores (sometimes even calming them, given the reliability shown of Fleur's wand despite it's "temperamental" Veela core) and a tendency toward those with an inner beauty to match the outer. Naiad hair is also a good core to pair with this wand.

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