How to Care for your Street Wand

 When you get a Makoto Street Wand, you're getting a wand that is handmade from a single piece of ultra-dense ironwood. The species I select share exceptional qualities-- they are tough, sink in water, and have high resin content, allowing for smooth polishing. Being wood, they will patina over time, but you can take a couple simple steps to keep it smooth and shiny for as long as possible.
Your wand care begins with how you use it. As strong as ironwood is, it can only handle so much abuse. Tapping cups, table legs, or coins is fine, but bouncing the wand off of concrete sidewalks, or scraping it on the ground can wear it out. Use your common sense.
Avoid leaving your wand in a hot vehicle for an extended period of time. Depending on the specific wood, the resin and moisture may dry up, which may lead to warping.

To polish your wand and make it look shiny and smooth, use liquid beeswax and super fine #0000 steel wool. Evenly spread a thin layer on the wand. It takes very little to cover a whole street wand, just a few drops. Give it ten minutes to dry, then polish it smooth with the steel wool. Polish it until you are satisfied. It can reach close to a mirror polish.

Note: This process is not recommended for all magic wands. Many wands on the market are covered in lacquer or paint, which would not take the wax, and get scraped off by the steel wool. The ironwoods used for Makoto Street Wands are specifically capable of a beautiful natural polish.