# Question to Eh Spectraply or Ehknown owners **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [March 7, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408 "2020-03-07T23:37:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/1 "2020-03-07T23:37:19Z")
Can anyone who owns either an Ehknown or Eh Spectraply confirm something with me? How does the finish feel I your hand. Does it has a kind of velvet like feel, or plain smooth feel. Mine are coming out with more of a velvety feel than plain smooth. It feels nice, but not exactly what I am going for. I’m asking this question just to see if it’s simply mine or if other spectraply oiled finished yoyos are like it too. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![d34dj3d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d34dj3d/32/105169_2.png) [@d34dj3d](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d34dj3d)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/2 "2020-03-07T23:39:03Z")
My eh unknown feels more velvety than smooth, it feels very nice. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/3 "2020-03-07T23:45:29Z")
Thanks for the reply. Its good to know its not just me, but a characteristic of the material. ---
**Author:** ![d34dj3d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d34dj3d/32/105169_2.png) [@d34dj3d](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d34dj3d)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/4 "2020-03-07T23:46:36Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/9/7/a97e674d02ef9ec0b9a4ecae2d6ca84629e6c574.jpeg) The ehknown has a slight satin sheen to it, it’s smooth but doesn’t feel like smooth sealed wood. This older spectraply I have has a slightly rougher finish. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/5 "2020-03-08T00:09:06Z")
What about you @Exmime, is the finish velvety feeling in yours? ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/6 "2020-03-08T00:14:26Z")
The new eH SpectraPlys are definitely softer than the older Freemonts. I wouldn’t say its oily though. That was one thing I liked about the KNack, the sanded softness is really smooth which makes it great for the tape measure and pull start tricks. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/7 "2020-03-08T00:15:30Z")
It’s hard to explain exactly what I mean. I mean to run your fingers along it, does it feel something like velvet? ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/8 "2020-03-08T00:17:47Z")
Mine don’t (and I have one of each). They feel, more or less, just like my KNack. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/9 "2020-03-08T00:36:50Z")
When I first got one, it has a real crisp feel, and it oiled out pretty quick after playing with it, same goes for some of my spectraply gt kendamas ---
**Author:** ![Big](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big/32/81788_2.png) [@Big](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/10 "2020-03-08T00:40:13Z")
I feel what your talking about with both the ehknown and the rEhnbow. I think it’s a product of the material. I find it handles tape measures better than some of my other woods. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/11 "2020-03-08T02:40:38Z")
I do feel like the spectraply makes a better Eh ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/12 "2020-03-08T02:52:09Z")
Hmm. Feeling mine now it is smooth, but when it was new it kind of had the feel of a block of styrofoam. From your description id say the Eh new is similar to yours, but I can’t be sure. I am assuming with a little bit of play, your “velvet smooth” will become normal smooth. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/13 "2020-03-08T02:57:17Z")
I think you might be right. I’m getting the impression here after throwing one for a bit that SpectraPly has a bit of break in time in finish and response. It’s hyper responsive at first ---
**Author:** ![beherenow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beherenow/32/125309_2.png) [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/14 "2020-03-08T06:19:16Z")
My stuff has come out plain smooth. But not yoyo’s so I haven’t felt them at any measurable RPM. 🙂 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/0/d/f0dec442d49ce6f955d8b2e34c7fc199f465acb9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/15 "2020-03-08T06:38:00Z")
You have turned yours in spindle orientation. That changes the way it finishes. Actually, the eh is in spindle orientation too. ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/16 "2020-03-08T12:21:50Z")
This is exactly how I feel about the eH ---
**Author:** ![beherenow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beherenow/32/125309_2.png) [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-to-eh-spectraply-or-ehknown-owners/316408/17 "2020-03-08T17:18:32Z")
End grain definitively cuts and finishes differently.