# Tom Kuhn Appreciation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Exhibition\ **Created:** [February 7, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173 "2013-02-07T12:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 156
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> [@edhaponik](#): > > John Rollins (KC Jewel) used to sand the gaps on the painted No Jives he nodded and they played awesome. I think the knife cuts work better TBH. Low end starburst but _it really works_ > [@The mystery of wooden fixed axle response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-mystery-of-wooden-fixed-axle-response/297507/25): > > Definitely liking the starburst cuts. I went over it again with the knife to make them a tad deeper. [IMG\_8163] Note that after you make the second round of cuts, use a beater string as depending on how the cuts go, it may wear through the string as it flattens the wood back out. I didn’t have this effect on the first round of cuts, but get a beater string ready if you go this route to break it in a bit. I do feel this stabilized the response, made it much more consistent. You can tell there’… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173)._