| Have you ever seen a pair of dowsing rods on a | | | | them out leaving no twists or bends. On both wires, |
| television show, and wished you could have a pair? | | | | measure 5 inches in from the end of the wire, and |
| Well now you can, and even make them yourself in | | | | bend it to form a 90 degree angle. This leaves a 5 inch |
| the comfort of your own home! Many of the tools | | | | handle, and a 12 inch spinning rod. |
| required will be found around the house. If not, a simple | | | | After you have your pieces, both coat hanger and |
| trip to a hardware store will allow you to buy the tools | | | | wire: |
| in one visit, and under 15 dollars. | | | | Make sure there are no bends in the wire. At the end |
| Tools Needed:o 2 metal coat hangers or metal wire | | | | of the 12 inch rod, using a pair needle-nose-pliers curl |
| (brass or copper)o A pair of needle nose plierso A pair | | | | the wire inward forming a circle at the end. This way, |
| of wire cutterso Two hollow metal tubes | | | | there will not be a sharp edge spinning in front of your |
| Directions: | | | | face, easily creating a hazard. |
| Find a place in your home that will give you plenty of | | | | The Final Step |
| space to work on. I recommend a kitchen table, or a | | | | Take two hollow copper or brass metal tubes. They |
| large desk. Gather all the required tools, and spread | | | | should be 4.5 inches long, and the hollow area should |
| them out. If you chose to use coat hangers: Using the | | | | be wide enough that the dowsing rods can slide inside |
| pliers, cut below the twisted wire handle on both sides | | | | and spin freely. Once you have the pair of metal tubes, |
| so you are left with an oval shaped wire. Do this for | | | | place one tube on each of the dowsing rod handles. |
| both coat hangers. Straighten out both wires so that | | | | Using the needle-nose-pliers, bend the end of the |
| there are no bends or twists. I recommend cutting both | | | | exposed handle around forming a circle. |
| wires to be 17 inches long. This way it leaves enough | | | | This will ensure that the metal tube will not fall off. |
| room for a handle on the dowsing rods. On both wires, | | | | Attaching the metal tubes allows users to hold the |
| measure 5 inches in from the end of the wire, and | | | | rods, and allow the rods to spin freely. This will |
| bend it to form a 90 degree angle. This leaves a 5 inch | | | | eliminate people spinning the rods subconsciously. While |
| handle, and a 12 inch spinning rod. | | | | this can still happen, the chances of it happening greatly |
| If you chose to use wire: | | | | decrease. By completing this step, the rods are |
| If the wire is wound around a spool or other object, | | | | finished! Congratulations, you now have a fully |
| unravel and cut two 17 inch pieces, and straighten | | | | functioning pair of dowsing rods. |