Today Chris and Richard went to Birmingham to set up their stand for the Birmingham Autumn Fair that starts on Sunday, Sept 5. The fair is really big with about 4000 exhibitors.
This fair is for business only. So there will be lots of resellers that will be able to take a first hand look at the Kymera Wand and another new product of The Wand Company. If you’re there too then just go to hall 5 stand EE52 and say hello to the conquerors of the Dragon’s Den.
The booth looks very comfy, like the study of Sir Richard Barons. Hope the two have a great time there presenting their products and talking to potential wholesale customers.
You must take a look at the really long blog post by dohcjhw. He put on a darth vader helmet which is unusal for a wizard, but perhaps closest he could get to Lord Voldemort and tried the wand on himself.
Unfortunately all the Korean text is within the images so, I can’t have it tranlated.
There are also nice instructional images like this one:
Chris and Richard published a whole lot of beautifully crafted image and animated resources for the press and resellers of the Kymera Wand.
We’ll publish a post with some background information of the making of of those gorgeous images later this month.
If you want to point to the Kymera Wand site you can use one of the eye catching moving images.
In his splendid role as Kaptin Scarlett the Wand Maker Chris Barnardo spent some time tarnishing a Kymera Wand so that it looks like it was made of ivory or bone.
He also offered use to use the images and text, so we’d love to quote from the instructables introduction:
This instructable will show you how to make (almost) anything look like old ivory or bone. The technique I have used is also called distressing. I am distressing (you might want to call it a creative hacking) my beloved Kymera Wand. However you got one, hacking a $90 gadget takes some guts, but I think the result speaks for itself and you end up taking something original and turning it into something completely unique.
Below you can see how the wand is transmogrified in 13 well documented steps from being your usual wooden colored magical instrument to an elegant creamy white beauty.
Please look at the instructable and comment and rate it or comment here. And spread the word, it is worthwhile.
Before starting you should perhaps consider the Chris’ last words:
At last it is time to remove the masking tape and review your handiwork.
Phew, either it looks fab or you have just ruined a hundred dollars of high tech wizardry. Perhaps it might have been better to practice on an old wooden spoon first. …
If you don’t like what you see, mask up and go back to step one and start again… remember as it says on the Kymera Wand manual…
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
The guys from getdigital produced a nice product video of the wand controlling an audio-system. Thanks alot.
They show on/off (big swish), skipping (left, right), volume control (turn), eject cd (pull), switching sources (tap).
Have fun watching it.
They also added a cute picture of the wandmaker Chris Barnardo bespelling you with the Kymera Wand.
Chris Barnardo holding Kymera Wand
Proud Kymera owners posted Flickr photostreams of their newly arrived kymera wands.
Here is an example:
Wand Unboxed Uploaded on October 27, 2009 by Marcus Povey
WandMaker Chris Barnardo’s thoughts can now also be listened to at this stream of twittering messages. So now there is a second source to listen to besides the kymerawand mumblings.
He also put new gorgeous pictures of the Wand online on the Gallery. These should make your eyes gleam with greed and your mouth watery.
Photo Plate taken of the Kymera Wand
Update: I added the twitter stream of the wandmakers to this site in the sidebar at the lower right.
Kymera wand owner Abraham Cheloff just sent me this image of these beautiful bags for Kymera wands. We’ll see if and how you can acquire them in the next months.
wand bags
As I practiced wandmaking with my children before I received the Kymera Wand, I wanted them to become accustomed to each other. I used the opportunity to take some magical images.
crossing two wands to make them accustomed to each other
Our wand collection (partially not finished)
Richard Blakesley of The Wand Company was so very kind to send me a preliminary wand. I couldn’ t wait to get home from work to take a first look at it. I also want use the wand in my presentation at the annual JAOO conference in Aarhus, Denmark which starts on Sunday.
Mastering the learning while the family was jumping around me was not so easy. But I worked it out and it performed perfectly.
The wand is really well balanced and has a nice touch. Unfortunately there were not enough for all family members, so we continued making some kids wands with the instructions from wandmaker Chris Barnardos great website dadcando.
