# 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:** 84
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1704 "2022-09-10T23:38:58Z")
@Eric_Newlin the only problem I see is where the really open grain intersects the river. I think the epoxy is going to flow into the grain opening. Edit… well googling “kintsugi” I now see that may be the desired effect. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1705 "2022-09-10T23:57:59Z")
I used my dremel on this red oak proto just to see if it would work and how hard it would be to control. A little challenging with the open grain texture, but do-able. What I ultimately want is to try this on wenge - but thought I’d test on less expensive wood 😁 . I was thinking of mixing mica powder with epoxy or CA in a syringe, and filling the grooves before sanding. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1706 "2022-09-11T00:00:16Z")
It would be nice if I could control the flow, and I’ll definitely test it on this old proto first. The epoxy you suggested mixes up relatively thick, so I wonder if there would be less leakage into the open grain. I guess there’s only one way to find out! ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1707 "2022-09-11T16:40:04Z")
Glen, I wonder if you could use your laser engraver to create your design and then epoxy over that. You could probably create some wildly intricate designs. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1708 "2022-09-11T22:02:35Z")
This guys are getting axles tonight. They grow up so fast 🥹 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/5/8/e58ec265ae2592c2ddb86e4457cf323f38fd1f87.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1709 "2022-09-12T03:07:22Z")
Axles in, and now we wait… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/f/0/7f0b2a2c85965d34d96e7135436162dae4ec5e3d.jpeg) These were made with the router table doing the heavy lifting instead of the lathe. I obtained a handful of table edge/thumbnail bits and combined them with various round over bits to create the profile. These all have a nice clean outer face with no axle peaking through, and a few might get a cup depending on how I feel in a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1710 "2022-09-15T09:52:20Z")
I need to raise a bit of cash to pay for some wood and a new bandsaw blade. Would anyone here be interested in purchasing a latest model Harbinger if I made a couple? ---
**Author:** ![Mooky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mooky/32/231674_2.png) [@Mooky](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mooky)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1711 "2022-09-15T10:18:32Z")
How’s shipping to the states? I would be very interested! ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1712 "2022-09-15T10:25:08Z")
Will take about 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1713 "2022-09-16T02:43:19Z")
I really like how this one turned out. It’s a satisfying combination of power, snappiness, and simplicity. ~52 grams, which is such a great weight in my opinion. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/b/5/db54cb2d7958a8b2be235bc02798a12ed57bf10f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/c/c/4ccc7999f11dd97a7c3a6a628f6f3afd08da7d1e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/a/0/3a088bb6751632221051eeba0fc04a6c9308533a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1714 "2022-09-16T02:44:53Z")
I also finally got to use my response-hole marking template, which makes things just that more consistent. ---
**Author:** ![100Love](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/100love/32/299551_2.png) [@100Love](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/100Love)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1715 "2022-09-16T04:57:49Z")
I would definitely pre-order one! ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1716 "2022-09-18T17:56:27Z")
Just finished these up. Pau Rosa wood with a Gaboon ebony laminated stripe. Weights are left, 56.6 grams and right, 60 grams. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/7/4/274ea4a3107a8ff52d8c3e24c0c4c6d2caa19a0c.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/8/6/a86cd24721314bd7ed6508ede46217e9dc646d6e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/8/1/581b9812bf6e9465e7d86a7df5d3b9cc2d905033.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![100Love](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/100love/32/299551_2.png) [@100Love](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/100Love)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1717 "2022-09-18T18:24:19Z")
These are beautiful @vegabomb Amazing work. I love the design of having the black line run through each half. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1718 "2022-09-18T21:10:03Z")
Those look so cool! The Pau Rosa is such a beautiful wood. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1719 "2022-09-19T01:10:23Z")
Does anyone know how a double rim would effect the play-feel of a wooden yoyo? Has anyone done this before? I’ve been playing my CLYW Beater quite a bit, and love the feel and look of the double rim. I’m not sure how the double rim impacts the design though. @MarkD ? ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1720 "2022-09-19T05:09:37Z")
Dual rims push the weight to the rim in a less extreme manner. So you’re adding more rim weight to a yoyo without giving it as much of the heavy feeling/other characteristics that are associated with very strong rim weighting. I’d imagine you could use less dense wood like Cherry or something, and if you made the yoyo a bit oversized, then you’d be able to give it a dual rim for mostly aesthetic purposes. Since you’d be proportionally removing less overall mass to create the dual rims. I feel like emphasizing rim weighting on a fixie in general is weird though, when something is supposed to be more nimble, feel lighter, flip more easily, and be very controllable on regens- pushing the weight to the rims just seems counter intuitive for a fixie. Dual rims are still just a way to add more overall rim weight. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1721 "2022-09-21T17:57:13Z")
Trying out the new laser engraver. Testing out options and open to feedback. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/a/a/1aa53f0cd2538ef9903c0a57ddfa95c1f876322f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![100Love](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/100love/32/299551_2.png) [@100Love](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/100Love)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1722 "2022-09-21T21:15:52Z")
I love the logo you’re using! I hope this doesn’t come off as rude, but if I might make one suggestion - the words “wild” and “wood” look a little unbalanced with the large stylized “L” that is currently in wild. Could you do a version with a smaller “L” in wild to see how it looked? Edit - or, alternatively, making the two "O"s in wood larger/more stylized Second edit, sorry - I also think a version of the logo with the wood stump in the middle enlarged a bit, and the words “wild wood” wrapped around it would also look good! ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Newlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eric_newlin/32/598950_2.png) [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381/1723 "2022-09-21T23:26:11Z")
@100Love , those are all really great ideas! This was just a stock font, so I might have to try some sort of design software to tweak it. I imagine the stump in the center of the yo-yo face with the words wrapping around it could look cool Anyone have suggestions on free or cheap software to create customized logo text? Also, this is just one of a handful of ideas so we’ll have to see how they all look on an actual yo-yo. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381.md?page=83) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/show-some-wooden-yoyos-youve-made/84381.md?page=85)