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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Repairing the Hierophant Sceptre



Decided to take a couple of pictures of the Hierophant's Sceptre as I repaired it today. This particular tool has been in use for eight of the ten and a half years of Bast Temple's existence (for a couple of years, we used a different Sceptre). This one was made from a wooden dowel, red and gold paint, some balsam wood for the crown points, and a giant cork. I am not sure what the support rod is made of (and I did not think about examining it before gluing the crown back onto the shaft). It is not as neat as the one that I saw that used a Pringle can for the crown. This is the first time that I ever had to repair it in the decade it has been in use. It is ugly, but functional.
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5 comments:

  1. PeregrinFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Hey, the first Sceptre I made used a Pringles can too :) Nice to be part of a tradition...

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  2. Rufus OpusFebruary 28, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Right on! It's not even ugly. Much. It's barely ugly.

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  3. UnknownMarch 8, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Chic has started making these out of thick leather which is brilliant. It is easy to cut and can take the odd smashing aside of the wands in the 1=10 without breaking

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  4. Hermetic Order of the Temple of StarlightJune 12, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    I think it is beautiful, because of the love and care
    Ina Custers-van Bergen
    www.templeofstarlight.eu

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  5. Frater YShYJune 13, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    That sceptre will be in an archive one day, i am sure. :)

    You can buy pre-made tough wood crowns in the form of curtain rod finials at home finishing stores.

    Y

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