# Show some wooden yoyos you've made **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 7, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381 "2017-07-07T23:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/285 "2019-02-20T04:26:01Z")
Excellently. Super smooth feel and response. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/286 "2019-02-20T04:27:02Z")
Oooh ---
**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:** [February 20, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/287 "2019-02-20T22:40:20Z")
How did you drill out the response holes? ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/288 "2019-02-20T22:47:51Z")
You don’t. The endgrain on the inside of the gap is enough to provide good response. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/289 "2019-02-20T22:53:29Z")
Interesting how that is enough to provide good response. Must have been tricky to get the gap just right. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/290 "2019-02-20T23:07:12Z")
Yeah, it’s a little tricky. ---
**Author:** ![GizzmoTheGreat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gizzmothegreat/32/41183_2.png) [@GizzmoTheGreat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GizzmoTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/291 "2019-02-20T23:08:23Z")
Do you just use a thin parting tool to nug down the gap to the right depth and width? I haven’t tried a single piece one yet. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/292 "2019-02-20T23:21:05Z")
Yes, I used 1/16" parting tool. I use a 1/8" to get the taper, too. I have never found a tutorial on how to make a true one piece yoyo. I just had to try it for myself. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/293 "2019-02-21T00:07:25Z")
I’m currently testing a new method to provide good response in any of my wooden fixed axles without drilling holes. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/294 "2019-02-21T00:14:45Z")
> [@GizzmoTheGreat](#): > > I haven’t tried a single piece one yet. If you try one, make sure you use a blank in spindle orientation, not cross grain. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/295 "2019-03-07T10:46:06Z")
Made a maple Harbinger and a European beech Ballsy. These have a new tweaked response I’ve been working in to further improve reliability. It’s working really well. ![20190307_142315](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/d/9/0d918aa326c9151b33144f6ac50ca804daa710b9.jpeg) ![20190307_142135](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/3/8/c38a37736a83e205989509a37c263cbd53808f25.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/296 "2019-03-07T19:09:39Z")
Can you boomerang it? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/297 "2019-03-07T19:33:57Z")
Yes. Can’t do anything with it after that though lol. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/298 "2019-03-07T22:40:31Z")
Going to refurbish an old yoyo I made before Spinworthy days. My yoyos had a myriad of problems back then and this one exhibits them all. Problems: - Made using a router instead of a lathe. Halves have marks on the rims from compression from the router bit bearing caused by pushing the halves too hard into it. - Router speed and/or feed rate too low causing burn marks. - Entire yoyo sanded with a sandpaper of a low grit. - Poorly fitted axle - Axle made of a wood that is too soft - Axle glued in using too much glue, causing squeeze-out into the gap of the yoyo. - Axle glued with a poor grade of PVA - Axle is elliptical - Axle is poorly cut - Centre highlight is off centre - Sequins in the centre highlight stacked unevenly and too high. - Centre highlight not polished with a fine enough grade of micromesh. ![20190308_085303](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/c/9/3c934331c5b7e72bfeae34e9586fd27d04ba3eba.jpeg) ![20190308_085244](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/a/c/dacfb098e1f2d7d7d0ac6eef63cfa658780676f5.jpeg) ![20190308_085247](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/f/b/dfb10d94bd50a434e679432bf4979fc8055de7a7.jpeg) I’ll post another picture of it after I’ve fixed it up. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/299 "2019-03-13T11:28:02Z")
Here is the same yoyo with all of the above problems fixed to standard I am happy with. ![20190313_184248](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/8/3/0838d38c3c9555fb633673d443172e883d73b472.jpeg) ![20190313_184253](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/9/4/b942f4bf588b40024cc28985c2327391409d12dd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![HVizier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hvizier/32/48785_2.png) [@HVizier](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HVizier)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/300 "2019-03-14T20:52:46Z")
Just browsed the whole thread, and this is some truly remarkable stuff. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/301 "2019-04-04T21:00:37Z")
![20190404_191858](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/f/7/5f795d6f3c42e9f4df759f18b1bfb5ad7b5d2811.jpeg) ![20190324_193526](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/5/e/25e944a87fe05826259473f7f608c7e341cbccc0.jpeg) ![20190324_193552](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/7/9/d797f10bba83a0143309e691233ef751d38aa55a.jpeg) Not wood, but I’m about to turn some Survivalists for a local plastics engineering place. I wanted a quote to buy some plastic, but instead they said that if I make them 4 Survivalists, I can have some for free! Nice people! ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/302 "2019-04-05T10:40:41Z")
What do you do if you need a tool that isn’t available? You make it! I made this tiny 1/4" bedan to level out and clean up the recesses where the guts and caps sit in my unresponsives. It’ll do nicely. ![20190405_202118](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/c/6/bc6de2f1021b0d9c585ad8fb7cac7e6bc78b2d09.jpeg) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/303 "2019-04-25T03:56:49Z")
25 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Show some plastic yoyos you made](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-plastic-yoyos-you-made/301570/2) ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/332 "2019-04-28T03:48:08Z")
Made an Oak Harbinger yesterday. Oak Harbingers are the most standard yoyo I make, but one of my favourites. ![20190427_162342](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/e/b/aeb9cc4d92d9e25dec1814ccd3028ac2b35505a1.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381.md?page=14) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381.md?page=16)