That’s how Pedro Flores did his early versions in the 1920s .
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thank you for the link to Flores’ wiki. Interesting read about the early history of our hobby.
kgb
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Does anyone know if there is actual documentation to support the idea that Flores’ yoyo was called “unresponsive” because it could sleep?
Not sure if I’ve shown a picture of it yet, but here is the new 6 shooter response I’m using.
Benefits include, smoother spin feel and excellent wall grip for strong spins and regens.
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If Glen is selling the oak KNack, jump on it! My oak KNack is one of my favorites.
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If I wanted to try turning my own wood yoyo on a lathe, do any of you have recommendations on what sort of equipment would be necessary? I am a complete woodworking novice.
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My guess…
- A Lathe
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Bench grinder with 80 grit and 120 grit wheels, preferably slow speed.
A 13mm jacobs chuck
A bandsaw
Any basic lathe from a woodworking store
Half inch square end scraper, a 3/8 spindle gouge
A drill press
Various drill bits, specifically bradpoints.
120, 180 and 220 grit sandpaper
Two part epoxy.
Hardwood of your choice
8mm hardwood dowel. quarter inch will also do.
These are the absolute basic tools for making a turned yoyo without it being too long and arduous.
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Touché 
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I think I have most of those items available through my work, but I’ll have to double check. Not sure about the bench grinder. Our shop classes do wood turning projects, but I don’t know the extent of their equipment.
They would definitely have a bench grinder if they do turning in any capacity.
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That would make sense.
Ok, tomorrow is the day. I’m going to try to turn a wood yoyo.
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The bench grinder is only if you’re using high speed steel tools. If you use carbide you won’t need the grinder.
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On my YouTube channel I have videos showing different ways I’ve made yo-yos. I have made some with only a drill press that came out great but takes a bit more time and effort. But now I normally I use a drill press, router and lathe
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They have carbide tools, so I decided to go with those for now since they’re already in the shop. I just turned the blades to a sharp side.
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Yes! I watched all of your videos yesterday as well as this one Glen made a while ago. I also scrolled way back through TMBR’s Instagram to get inspiration. They were all a huge help to wrap my head around this.
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