Updated to both a KNack and a Button. 
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Can you put me on the Bloodcell list if there is one? 
Awesome! Thank you very much Glen 
This will be a Fixie treat beyond believe!
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Man, I hate making Bloodcells. They are really hard.
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Understandably so. 
No worries!
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Oh I’d make it for the right price, but who really wants to pay $80 before shipping for a wooden fixed axle. I wouldn’t!
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Hmm, actually I think a lot of us would. 
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Hmm 
, I think so either to be honest.
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I would and have. I would love to be on the list for a button. I have knacks, bloodcells, and a harbinger. I need a button in the collection also.
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I picked up one of Eric/Wildwood’s early models that has six hole and a later model that has four. I believe they respond similarly, but the four is somehow smoother and less prone to snags/knots. @Eric_Newlin could probably talk more about the differences. He did mention iirc that after some testing he decided that four holes is better.
Please add me to the button list if you would.
All depends how you do the holes.
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Do you have a preference?
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My tests were only on maple and red oak, and it was a while ago. I’ve changed a few things in my response hole process since then (greater accuracy, different depths, different cutting method) so I might get different results at this point. I would trust Glen more than the results of what I tried. The smoother response feel with 6 holes makes sense.
One thing I’ve tried to do to get a smoother response is to intentionally offset the response holes in each half. I’m not sure how much effect it has honestly, but I like the consistency.
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Yes. 6 hole done properly.
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I’ve never really experimented much with offsetting the holes, I usually don’t check they are aligned because it seems to work regardless.
6 hole works well when you make the holes smaller and shallower. Bradpoints aren’t great for 6 hole response either because they produce a harsher hole. The cone on the end of a regular twist drill but is just right.
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I’ll put you on the list @Big.
Gee this list is getting long…
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Yep, that makes sense about the bradpoints. I had a template machined for me to mark the hole centers, and then I use a spring-loaded center punch to make a centering divot.
While I don’t really know if the offsetting does anything, it makes me feel good knowing they’re consistent from yoyo to yoyo. It’s mostly the consistency that I’m shooting more than the particular pattern.
