# Jon Gates wood yoyos **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 23, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143 "2020-01-23T01:20:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yoyojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e99b99/32.png) [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/1 "2020-01-23T01:20:53Z")
Hi everyone I just wanted to ask if anyone has tried any of Jon Gates wood Yoyos? It looks like he’s been making more recently with a more modern design. ---
**Author:** ![gcoomans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gcoomans/32/25166_2.png) [@gcoomans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gcoomans)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/2 "2020-01-23T01:33:21Z")
I’ve tried one of his early ones and it is a blast! Deffo recommend trying one. ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/3 "2020-01-23T02:05:13Z")
I’ve played his unresponsive and fixed axle - a variety of both. We’ve been hanging out throwing lately it’s a blast! Seeing him this Sunday ( Denver area peeps hit me up for deets). He’s making really great stuff - tops too! He’s such a great dude! Any questions you want me to ask him? ---
**Author:** ![yoyojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e99b99/32.png) [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/4 "2020-01-23T21:21:57Z")
No particular questions I just wanted to know how they compare to like out, fallen 44, tmbr, or the other big wood companies. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/5 "2020-01-23T21:24:40Z")
Big Wood Company was my nickname in high school! ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/6 "2020-01-23T21:41:54Z")
I’ve got his original laminate model with the dimples. I love it. It’s just as good as any of the main fixed axle companies. I’d rank it up there with the best of my fixie collection. ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/7 "2020-01-23T23:56:50Z")
He’s turning really great stuff that plays as good as any. ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/8 "2020-01-24T03:05:47Z")
> [@AaronW](#): > > . I’d rank it up there with the best of my fixie collection. Very high praise here. AaronW knows fixed axles! ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/9 "2020-01-24T03:34:42Z")
> [@bobafret](#): > > He’s making really great stuff - tops too! He’s such a great dude! Any questions you want me to ask him? Any chance you can get pics of the tops? ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/10 "2020-01-24T10:37:31Z")
You bet! If you are on FB he shares stuff almost daily. He’s actually making more tops right now than throws. He’s making these RAD delrin/plywood ones right now that make me wish I was any good at that. He is a joy to watch with the spin top! ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/11 "2020-01-24T10:40:09Z")
Here’s some I ripped from his FB - ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/a/c/1aca219ec0d7c53ac91be3863c5308742feeaf1f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/5/c/e5cfd3c7d56e1f73934f7ba8bfd1a39c95de7a0b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/e/8/ce8aef07243c07965aff98b06c8c63195a2511ca.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/3/1/b3131c3f6271b00807dd3ab5e92e4ad47abe0782.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/12 "2020-02-26T11:56:46Z")
Spent some time at Jon’s shop last night it was really awesome! Got to see him turn a top firsthand it was so cool! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/a/8/1a82f4772b1740bdf23b62c47e4f318fdccb4685.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/c/3/8c3b1cdabefbc726704dc7b5e2b840a179780312.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/6/8/f684a532527e718c8f0eea5b6e47f4255dfddd48.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/7/0/b700dc28bc1d72c665162101aaa4636699ddaa54.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/9/b/a9b679abff903c2dff6650d07f8defd0d8ad2fd5.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/6/9/a6952b05f0b74e1235145053c79e16b5ebac0c23.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/13 "2022-08-10T16:59:46Z")
recently acquired OG-OM i dig it. After watching ed haponik do some crazy stuff like spirit bomb with a 70 year old imperial shaped piece of wood, i want to see him throw a 0A finger spin with this, lol. ![20220810_003236](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/d/d/7dd62b43620c31fde51e5594057434a9cb088a50.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/14 "2022-08-10T18:43:33Z")
I got a " SE Ten - house laminated maple fixed axle yoyo" from him about a month ago. It plays great and the surface is super smooth. Like he sands his stuff more meticulously than anything. Feels like Delrin almost. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/15 "2022-08-10T20:41:32Z")
I have the Retro Gamer. It’s great. It’s really light when held but feels perfect when thrown. I’m planning to pick up an SE Ten if I can find one. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/16 "2022-08-10T20:42:43Z")
i got one too and its beautiful, just feels too light and delicate to throw it more. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jon-gates-wood-yoyos/314143/17 "2022-08-10T20:46:20Z")
For me, it feels really solid for the weight. I have heavier fixies that I worry will burn through the string on longer sleepers (because it’s happened) and I have much less concerns about that with the Retro Gamer.