Wand Type is determined (according to JKR herself) by birthdate. Thus, to discover what sort of wand material yours is made of, you would use the following table:<br/><pre>• Birch      December 24 to January 20<br/>• Rowan      January 21 to February 17<br/>• Ash        February 18 to March 17<br/>• Alder      March 18 to April 14<br/>• Willow     April 15 to May 12<br/>• Hawthorn   May 13 to June 9<br/>• Oak        June 10 to July 7<br/>• Holly      July 8 to August 4<br/>• Hazel      August 5 to September 1<br/>• Vine       September 2 to September 29<br/>• Ivy        September 30 to October 27<br/>• Reed       October 28 to November 24<br/>• Elder      November 25 to December 22</pre><br/>Available Wand Cores:<br/><pre>• Phoenix Feather                    Very Magical.<br/>• Dragon Heartstring                 Hexes are a specialty of this core.<br/>• Unicorn Tail                       Best for the pure of heart.<br/>• Leprechaun Hair                    Somewhat temperamental to Non-Irish.<br/>• Demiguise Hair                     Only the best for Transfiguration.<br/>• Hippogriff Talon                   Excellent for Charm Work.<br/>• Runespoor Fang                     Best for those who deal with Dark Magic.<br/>• Hair from the Mane of a Kelpie     Superb for all spells.<br/>• Chimaera Scale                     Very rare, yet very powerful.<br/>• Ashwinder Ash                      Casts the best protection charms.</pre><br/>Ideas for additional wand core types and properties are /more/ than welcome. If you choose a wand core other than those listed here, please identify its properties, so it can be added.