There’s been a lot of comments about the raw wood on the jamboo, some good, some bad. I’d say it’s in between. But this yoyo deserves a nice finish. Mine was relatively smooth to start off so no major complaints in that department, but YYJ just didn’t finish the job. So I did…
Besides, raw wood yoyos get nasty looking from oil on your hands.
I used 3 coats of Watco clear oil topped off w/2 coats of clear poly.
Before and after
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/287/jamboo1aha8.jpg http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8138/jamboo1bbd2.jpg
Before and after
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5081/jamboo2anz1.jpg http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/6499/jamboo2beo4.jpg
Before and after
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9199/jamboo6aqo8.jpg http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6352/jamboo6bzm6.jpg
Before (unsanded)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/3807/jamboo3alw0.jpg
In between: 3 coats of Watco oil
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2514/jamboo4wd2.jpg
I considered stopping after the 3 coats of oil, but felt that it still needed a finishing touch.
After (almost ready to go)
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5210/jamboo3bii4.jpg
The Watco oil was applied/rubbed in with 600 grit wet/dry paper. I allowed it to soak for 30 minutes, then rubbed it dry w/a cloth. The first coat of poly was wet sanded (600 grit) before the second coat was applied. The o-ring and bearing recesses were masked off before the poly was applied. They did get the oil treatment however.