# Paul Yath LIVE CHAT & GIVEAWAY! - Wednesday - 06/18 - 5pm PST / 8pm ET **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 17, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461 "2025-06-17T14:53:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Male1297](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/male1297/32/645101_2.png) [@Male1297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Male1297)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/41 "2025-06-18T02:32:34Z")
How difficult is it to manufacture a vibe-free yoyo out of wood? I havent seen many… i always figured it is because wood doesnt grow in one uniform density throughout. Is there a way to get sections of a tree that are uniform enough to give you a fairly high expectation of a balanced final product? ---
**Author:** ![Danissl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/danissl/32/618435_2.png) [@Danissl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Danissl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/42 "2025-06-18T02:38:09Z")
Do you have any tips, tricks, or “things I wish I knew” for those who are looking to begin making their own wooden yoyos, from design to production? ---
**Author:** ![SlacKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/43 "2025-06-18T02:52:11Z")
What are the pros and cons of working with multiple layers of wood vs turning a solid piece? ---
**Author:** ![Male1297](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/male1297/32/645101_2.png) [@Male1297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Male1297)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/44 "2025-06-18T02:53:54Z")
Maybe that is how they get around the uneven densities in a solid piece of wood. Now I really want to know if your question is the answer to my question, LOL! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Male1297](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/male1297/32/645101_2.png) [@Male1297](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Male1297)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/45 "2025-06-18T02:56:51Z")
Maybe that is how they get around the uneven densities in a solid piece of wood. Now I really want to know if your question is the answer to my question, LOL! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![SlacKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@SlacKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlacKing)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/46 "2025-06-18T02:57:34Z")
Hopefully we find out 🙂 I’m sure someone like @anon5341354 or @Nic_from_Adelaide could chime in if one of our questions isn’t chosen. ---
**Author:** ![ConnorAyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/connorayoyo/32/594453_2.png) [@ConnorAyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ConnorAyoyo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/47 "2025-06-18T03:08:02Z")
What do you think is the hardest trick to do with a wooden yoyo? ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/48 "2025-06-18T04:13:18Z")
Any plans for other wood unresponsives? Would you explore doing just wood and not hybrid? ---
**Author:** ![aderan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aderan/32/628562_2.png) [@aderan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aderan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/49 "2025-06-18T04:27:29Z")
I believe the resin keeping the different laminated pieces of maple together helps fill into the pores of wood to allow for a more uniform density throughout the blank. Could def be wrong but that’s my understanding! ---
**Author:** ![SleeperHit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@SleeperHit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SleeperHit)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/50 "2025-06-18T04:34:04Z")
What was the development process like for the Maple? I find it clever the inner metal ring also serves to allow for a removable cap as opposed to wood-on-wood. ---
**Author:** ![Crucial\_Paul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Crucial\_Paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Crucial_Paul)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/52 "2025-06-18T04:41:40Z")
It was the Spintastics Tornado. It was the cheapest ball bearing yoyo that I could afford at the time. Fast forward 5 years, and I was invited to join team spinstastics. That yoyo represent the beginning of my yoyo journey. ---
**Author:** ![Crucial\_Paul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Crucial\_Paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Crucial_Paul)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/53 "2025-06-18T04:43:39Z")
That sounds like a fun project..Let me know if any one would like to see a metal version? On a side note, a hybrid delrin version is currently in the works. ---
**Author:** ![Ardeus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ardeus/32/594405_2.png) [@Ardeus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ardeus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/54 "2025-06-18T05:33:24Z")
How about a fixie project? :wink: ---
**Author:** ![aderan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aderan/32/628562_2.png) [@aderan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aderan)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/55 "2025-06-18T06:01:34Z")
So hyped for that version!! Same specs or little tweaked for the material? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/56 "2025-06-18T07:20:05Z")
> [@GTDropKnot](#): > > What the heck is the maple project? Henry…. Paul and I go waaaay back. I talked to him personally, so you wouldn’t have to wait until tomorrow for the answer to your question. Paul said it’s a Project that involves the use of Maple. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/57 "2025-06-18T07:42:43Z")
Laminated wood has more consistent density than ‘solid’ wood, due to being layered with resin. ---
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/58 "2025-06-18T09:06:45Z")
Awesome work making a wooden unresponsive! - What brought forth the passion for wanting to create the best wooden unresponsive yoyo? ---
**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:** [June 18, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/59 "2025-06-18T10:56:25Z")
> [@Ardeus](#): > > How about a fixie project? :wink: You have piqued my interests… ---
**Author:** ![Crucial\_Paul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Crucial\_Paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Crucial_Paul)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/60 "2025-06-18T12:27:29Z")
The name went through 3 phases. “Born Crucial”, “Crucial”, and now “The Crucial Life”. Back in 2006, I was really into street wear and fashion. I wanted a name that positions the brand as a lifestyle brand rather than just a yoyo brand. In the early days, I used to design apparel and accessories such as hats and clothing influenced by streetwear. Like a fashion brand that is ever evolving, directions may have changed a little, but the spirit is still the same…my love for yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![Crucial\_Paul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Crucial\_Paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Crucial_Paul)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paul-yath-live-chat-giveaway-wednesday-06-18-5pm-pst-8pm-et/427461/61 "2025-06-18T12:29:24Z")
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