Wand Makers of North America

Wand permits for wizards and witches in America were a requirement, and unlike their British brethren, who purchased their wands from Ollivanders, there were four wandmakers to choose from: Wolfe, Jonker, Quintana, and Beauvais.

A wandmaker used wood and cores found in the wizarding world to construct a magical instrument to conduct magic through. Wandmakers used a variety of wood and cores based upon their personal research and preference, and used wood and core found in their land. For example, wandmakers in the United States of America used Thunderbird feather and Rougarou hair, but wandmakers in Britain used Phoenix feather and Unicorn hair.

It was considered a "complex and mysterious branch of magic".

1. Shikoba Wolfe, who was of Choctaw descent, was primarily famous for intricately carved wands containing Thunderbird tail feathers (the Thunderbird is a magical American bird closely related to the phoenix). Wolfe wands were generally held to be extremely powerful, though difficult to master.
2. Johannes Jonker, a No-Mag-born wizard whose No-Maj father was an accomplished cabinet maker, turned himself into an accomplished wandmaker. His wands were highly sought after and instantly recognizable, as they were usually inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
3. Thiago Quintana caused ripples through the magical world when his sleek and usually lengthy wands began entering the market, each encasing a single translucent spine from the back of the White River Monsters of Arkansas and producing spells of force and elegance.
4. Violetta Beauvais, the famous wandmaker of New Orleans, refused for many years to divulge the secret core of her wands, which were always made of swamp mayhaw wood. Eventually it was discovered that they contained hair of the Rougarou, the dangerous dog-headed monster that prowled Louisiana swamps.