Hey so I was thinking of trying a new thing and turning a fixed axle yoyo out of African Blackwood.
- yes
- no
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I don’t know what the properties of African Blackwood are.
Voted yes
This woould be a very heavy yoyo, or no?
i think
That pic is of a pen blank for sale. It’s .75” x .75” x 6”. A little small for a yo-yo I think.
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I bet you could do it.
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Can’t wait to see it. ABW is soooo much effort to make anything!
This is the guy to ask Noah. Those ebony laminate stripes look sick!
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You will make a great looking yoyo that plays terrible. African blackwood is far too dense to make a playable yoyo.
No is my vote.
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Are you really planning to make a yoyo from that turning blank?
It’s 3/4" in diameter…
Sharp tools and proper technique will make light work of even the toughest woods.
I don’t know anything about designing a yoyo…but wouldn’t that just mean you need to shave weigh off the design somewhere?
Sure, you can make a full sized fixie thats 20mm wide.
But not out of a 3/4" blank.
Fair enough.