That’s really kind of you!
Great question. I have both 4 and 6 hole Spinworthy throws and like both types. In fact, I have two maple blood cells which each type of response, so I had a pretty 1-to-1 comparison.
I’ve tried to create the 6-hole response, and with most of the woods I used, it felt a hair too responsive to for my taste. I like how @Glenacius_K is able to do it, but I haven’t figured out how to dial in the 6-hole response as well as him. It might have to do with the fact that I think he’s using 8mm axles and I’m using 1/4”.
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But there’s really only one way to find out for yourself, which is to buy a SW yoyo with 6-shooter response 
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Bro you gotten so good at making your own yoyos !!! And you only just started recently. I’m seriously impressed and I’m looking forward to probably copping one in the future !!! Keep it up
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Is that Cocobolo on the right? Wont a splinter from that stuff go septic?
Danger yoyo!
Or is it like other rosewoods where its mostly just toxic dust? Been a while since I worked with exotic wood. Pretty stuff.
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Gosh, I was wondering why I didn’t feel great.
Just kidding, it’s actually padauk on the right and bocote is the other one.
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Great yoyos, @Eric_Newlin ! It’s good there’s a few out there making wooden throws. I’m working towards stepping down and moving on to other projects. No, Im not trying to create some kind of "quit hype’ here, I’ve just reached saturation point. Next challenge for me is turning a few kendama.
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Kendama sounds very cool, and I imagine there will always be demand for SW throws if you change your mind.
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Oh man I would LOVE a spinworthy Kendama !!! I’m actually a kendama player myself and I have a nice collection of them as well. But a spinworthy kendama sounds epic !!!
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The red blanks look very nice (along with the others).
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This is understandable but also makes me feel a bit sad, @Glenacius_K. You make such wonderful and unique yo-yos. I can imagine that a demand for your creations puts a burden on enjoying your hobby. I’m feeling particularly grateful that I was able get several of your yo-yos recently.
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Have you tried playing with gap and axle thickness for response? Or material?
I prefer bigger walnut axles and no holes.
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I hope to turn in this week. It will likely won’t be perfect, but You gotta start somewhere!
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Are you using a hole saw to make the blanks? What size?
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I haven’t yet, but I’d like to down the line. Do you turn your own axles? I’ve read a variety of things on wood axles and it a seems like a lot of folks come back to walnut for its balance of durability and predictable response. Do you have an axle thickness preference?
For some yo-yos, I used a band saw to cut out the circles. For the ones in the last picture, most were cut using a 2 5/8 hole saw, which creates a circle a little smaller than that. I really like the results so far - consistent diameters that don’t need to be turned quite as much and the axle hole gets drilled in the same step.
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I prefer to start with a 3/8 walnut dowel and I put a concave groove in it which turns it down a little thinner and hopefully let’s the yo-yo stay centered better.
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I would love to find 5/16” or 8mm dowels, but I’m not sure if they even make 5/16” dowels or where to find 8mm in the US.
I think I remember Colin Leland adjusting his TMBR axles to be slightly concave at some point. You all must be on to something.
Do you happen to know what the diameter of TMBR axles are? (the actual axle, not the wood thread)
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