# What is your favorite tool for knots? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 14, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191 "2021-02-14T18:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/126 "2021-12-28T18:52:53Z")
Well said ---
**Author:** ![piano\_man19](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/piano_man19/32/127975_2.png) [@piano\_man19](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/piano_man19)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/127 "2021-12-28T19:32:25Z")
It was the same bearing, I tried flipping it, but it didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/128 "2021-12-28T19:35:54Z")
I grabbed one of these on amazon, they’re called o-ring pick tools. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/f/b/6fbbf3d70d43542a197819ea995a8e46b2d20ef2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/129 "2021-12-28T23:08:01Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > The mindset doesn’t seem to be, ‘If I unscrew it, it might strip’. > > It seems more like, ‘If I unscrew my yo-yo, it will strip’ Another fear I’ve seen people bring up…is that unscrewing/screwing can introduce vibe to a perfectly tuned yoyo. It is not a fear I’ve ever had…though I’ve never been skilled enough where vibe actually bugs me in any way. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/130 "2021-12-28T23:12:34Z")
I bought a Masamini from @FrankieJR a while back…and he threw in a wooden knot picker. It has been insanely useful! ![89ffcea1bebe799ef1775a1a68e83e0688a8e11e](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/1/0/910903f14dc5e5faf5a446b8cec28c0e3702b9bd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/131 "2021-12-29T08:33:52Z")
> [@twitch77](#): > > Another fear I’ve seen people bring up…is that unscrewing/screwing can introduce vibe to a perfectly tuned yoyo. Unless it’s really vibey, vibe is overrated. Some people spend their life fearing death. Obviously ‘most’ people don’t want to die. But eventually everybody dies. So, to spend your life fearing death is pointless. We all do what we can to stay alive and that is our side of the bargain for being allowed to live. Likewise, ‘fearing’ to unscrew a yo-yo is a waste of time and mental energy. Very few yo-yos spin perfectly smooth. If you get one, congratulations. If it spins perfectly smooth when you first get it, enjoy every second of throwing it. If you have to take it apart for whatever reason. And when you screw it back together it possibly doesn’t spin as perfectly smooth, either try tuning the vibe out or just throw the yo-yo and don’t sweat it. I can, to a degree, understand that the more expensive the yo-yo, the more anyone would feel the yo-yo should play with little or no vibe. But that is mainly a feeling of expecting more precision because of the price paid. A little vibe has no affect on: having fun… practicing freestyles or learning tricks. I think the anti vibe preoccupation was born around the same time as yo-yos started costing over $100. I have. YYR Dazzler…. It has a little vibe. Same with my YYR Wonder… YYR Seventh Heaven… Ti Castle… Tinman… REX… my 2 TiWalkers… and dozens of other throws I won’t bother to mention… \<\<\>\> I should be having a cow, right? I’m not. Doesn’t faze me a bit. Don’t let small things suck the energy out of your brain. ---
**Author:** ![Hanker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hanker/32/628221_2.png) [@Hanker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hanker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/132 "2021-12-29T13:00:59Z")
Honestly, at the highest level of play, nobody cares about vibe at all. You will see 3A players playing with yoyos that they have beat up so much that the yoyo has been literally stripped raw, all the anodisation is gone save for a few spots. You will find players like Evan Nagao who purposefully ding their yoyos so they can feel the yoyo vibing on the string. Competitors know very well that once they play with a yoyo, the yoyo will never ever be perfectly smooth, it’s just impossible, even if you don’t ding the yoyo. Vibe really only bothers the collectors who collect and resell yoyos so yeah. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/133 "2021-12-30T02:20:16Z")
> [@Hanker](#): > > Evan Nagao who purposefully ding their yoyos so they can feel the yoyo vibing on the string. First time I’ve heard vibe is induced because it’s a good thing, maybe even an “Edge” on the competition. That’s great :+1: ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/134 "2021-12-30T03:43:37Z")
Perhaps I should ding more of my yoyos. Maybe then I can actually get good! ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/135 "2021-12-30T23:10:40Z")
Just got this for knot picking on the go, TiPick (worlds smallest ti toothpick apparently). Super small, perfect keychain size, and big enough to get deep into tight gaps on throws like the weekender. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/7/e/d7e205f5250237b1b869042d030529a54dbed1f7.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/b/9/bb967df17af9c2a798ee0bbdef8c5d4309e575d8.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/0/b/e0bdb4d328a1b95d26966f4f79269052563be97b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/136 "2021-12-31T03:28:36Z")
That’s the one I want. That’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![FrankieJR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/frankiejr/32/74848_2.png) [@FrankieJR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FrankieJR)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/137 "2022-01-01T21:16:23Z")
Heck yea I still keep a couple laying around. I wanted one from zipline when they were out of stock. They sell them for a buck or two and they are engraved. its nifty. When they were out and I lost the one I had from them originally, I found bags of them on amazon. Pretty sure they are made out of bamboo too but idfk. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/138 "2022-01-01T21:50:39Z")
![20211128_182339](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/2/f/f2f814d44722bc65edd6ae830cb853ac5a8a86fc.jpeg) Great overall tool to have not just for yoyo but in general. I also like tiny things 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/139 "2022-01-01T22:24:31Z")
Yes! A small multi-tool makes for a great yoyo tool! I use a Dime 🙂 ![2b7b1babf44debbada668f2a1be3970dc0ca4b4a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/7/2/572aa4bdc28d17884f6cc0d8c568916cc8b44a80.jpeg) ![a2892fdf36b093d57ac853d6fad7b7b9c8d9c3a9](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/1/a/61a6f927f8396b537237eb6ec90789e5d837157c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RC\_yo-yo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rc_yo-yo/32/168781_2.png) [@RC\_yo-yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RC_yo-yo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/140 "2022-01-01T22:42:31Z")
I’m really liking this. I’m going to try and pick one up. I’ve always preferred the gerber multi tools and I don’t remember seeing this one before.:+1: ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/141 "2022-01-01T22:45:06Z")
It’s a nice tool…though if you get one, don’t use it for anything too heavy duty…I’ve seen images of people who have broken the little thing by trying to do too much with it. The notch in the pliers fits PERFECTLY around C bearings though and is great for removing them! ![FullSizeRender(7)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/e/4/6e4f9cf574931d125138c486fc007dcbef39ff0c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![K1ame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/k1ame/32/95703_2.png) [@K1ame](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/K1ame)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/142 "2022-01-01T23:14:12Z")
![20220101_161206](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/3/b/e3baa4e6f3e14cfaf8480a5f49b06bc2fc778d48.jpeg) Been using a MFD grip garage all holiday season. Looks pretty and functional. ---
**Author:** ![maximusjesse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@maximusjesse](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/maximusjesse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/143 "2022-01-12T17:04:52Z")
This thing. Tip is perfect for picking knots, Blade for cutting string ![Screenshot_20220112-090344_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/7/f/d7f78c548d29243a0531d60f3e110ea3d24b7549.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fun\_Dad69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@Fun\_Dad69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fun_Dad69)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/144 "2022-01-12T18:56:37Z")
Just use a toothpick, they’re free ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191/145 "2022-01-15T20:37:57Z")
Monkey finger. I don’t know if I’ve posted this before if so, sorry. But the rhino is the key. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/6/6/8665061bd716b1cf98b0ac2eaadf03e59cf543b2.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tool-for-knots/334191.md?page=8)