The Crafting & Use of Ritual Tools: Step-by-Step Instructions for Woodcrafting Religious & Magical Implements [Paperback]

Eleanor Harris (Author), Philip Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2002

Raise the power of your magical practice to new heights through the creation of your own ritual tools. Here is the first book of practical instructions for handcrafting -- from wood -- a ritual staff, wand, rune set, ritual knife, and magical shield. Carving, painting, wood branding, sanding, staining, and applying finish are explained in a simple "how-to" format.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you have thought about creating your own ritual tools, whether to get away from store-bought implements or to express your creative power, The Crafting and Use of Ritual Tools contains all the information you'll need. Even if you don't know the difference between a saw and sandpaper, the simple, step-by-step instructions will teach you to make your own staves, wands, runes, and other ritual instruments. They'll hold even more power than purchased ones, because they will have been wrought by your own hands.

From Library Journal

Some modern religious groups adopt ritual practices of the past for use in their ceremonies. These sometimes involve the use of wands, ceremonial knives, rune tiles, and shamanic shields. This book, written by two woodworkers who make and sell these tools professionally, gives selection criteria for materials with instructions for carving and embellishing as well as instructions for use. There are line drawings throughout with the only photographs of finished works being those on the cover. This is a very specialized book suitable for larger New Age or occult collections.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (September 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567183468
• ISBN-13: 978-1567183467
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #992,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Making Your Own Ritual Tools!, January 12, 2000

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This review is from: The Crafting & Use of Ritual Tools: Step-by-Step Instructions for Woodcrafting Religious & Magical Implements (Paperback)

Don't hesitate - get a copy of this book. It is the absolute best guide I've read on how to make and use your own spiritual and magical ritual tools. Why pay a lot of money for commerically made tools? It's fun to make your own! Learn how to make and use a ritual staff, wand, rune set, medicine shield, athame, and more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and practical guide, September 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Crafting & Use of Ritual Tools: Step-by-Step Instructions for Woodcrafting Religious & Magical Implements (Paperback)

"The Crafting and Use of Ritual Tools" contains all the information you will need to craft your own wands, staffs, and ritual daggers. Construction details are in step-by-step format, and the authors have included guidelines for adding personalized decorations. Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little too Basic, February 16, 2009

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L.P. "Leonus Amongus" (garden valley, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crafting & Use of Ritual Tools: Step-by-Step Instructions for Woodcrafting Religious & Magical Implements (Paperback)

I'm not bashing this book, and I suppose this is a good book for someone who never made anything from scratch, but I'm not much beyond that, and it was too basic for me. I was looking for slightly more advanced information, such as various ways to attach or inset bones and such onto a staff, and it didn't give me much. Like a crystal, it tells you how to wrap it in wire, and wrap that around a wand or whatever, but what if you are looking for more than one technique, like insetting, glueing, etc.? I figured out how to do what I wanted, but this book was no help to me. It's a decent, very basic introduction, but that's all.