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Smooth it and decorate it until it is comfortable to hold and aesthetically pleasing to you. Some people have different wands for different purposes and might use color, gems and metals or symbols to support that specific purpose for that wand, but for a general-purpose wand, no ornamentation is necessary, unless you want it.
Once it's ready, you will cleanse it, using whatever method you see fit, water, smoke, etc. and then you will charge it and it'll be good to go.
All the above is true but I would add a few steps. The wand is about willpower in most traditions. The wand is an extension of your arm, which is why the wand works best if it is the length of fingertips to elbow. To visualize the wand as the arm of your willpower would create a sympathy between the physical and spiritual. To visualize your staff as your spine and cranium with all the power centers creates the same sympathy.
Let's talk quantum physics here, which is the scientific explanation of sympathetic magick and other "supernatural" realities. If you take something from your body, such as spit, blood, or urine - even ear wax would work (mouth, skin, lower pelvis, or ears if you want equivalents), and apply it to anything with the kind of intent used in a dedication of a tool, you've aligned yourself to that object. In fact, the object becomes an extension of you yet true to its nature because its atomic structure must submit and align to the more powerful spin of your structure. The juice you give it is proportional to the bond you desire.
You can do all the above in the previous message for any tool and it will do the job nicely. If you create a tool. and want to give it more oomph, you can follow the remaining instructions in this message. Think of it as a territorial pissing.
Just realize that this quantum binding can cause serious harm to you if you are careless with your tools or use them malevolently. Just as you don't want to be touched by a stranger, don't allow a stranger to touch your tools . If one of your tools comes to harm, cleanse it in sea salt water immediately so that it breaks the bond between the tool and you.
Tools are family. They will return the same loyalty as you give. They will come to your aid in troubled times. Give them love, respect, and benevolent purpose.