# Wood is Good **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 29, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367 "2012-09-29T00:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/522 "2013-01-11T16:51:24Z")
> [@Waylon](#): > > > [@GregP](#): > > > > YYE needs a “Fixie Tricks” Learn section. > > I’d be all for that as long as they don’t use the word “fixie”. With every throw of a fixed axle yoyo I say a silent prayer that the term never catches on. Haha! Touche. :wink: I will honour your cause by ceasing my use of that term in this thread until I discover one way or another if the whole term “fixed axle yoyo” is cumbersome or not. ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/523 "2013-01-11T17:01:25Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > > [@Waylon](#): > > > > > [@GregP](#): > > > > > > YYE needs a “Fixie Tricks” Learn section. > > > > I’d be all for that as long as they don’t use the word “fixie”. With every throw of a fixed axle yoyo I say a silent prayer that the term never catches on. > > Haha! Touche. :wink: I will honour your cause by ceasing my use of that term in this thread until I discover one way or another if the whole term “fixed axle yoyo” is cumbersome or not. Ha! Speak how you like. I just can’t disentangle the word from my perception of the forced irony of the hipster culture, which I find grating at times. Please don’t censor your language on the behalf of a middle aged curmudgeon like me 🙂 I’ll just sigh and grumble and complain about what the world is coming to lol. ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/524 "2013-01-11T17:19:33Z")
happy friday! here’s a special SPYYxTMBR Eh you can win if you’ve got a rad trick! > **[Fixed Friday Contest – Win a SPYYxTMBR Eh!](https://yoyonews.com/2013/01/11/fixed-friday-contest-win-a-spyyxtmbr-eh/)** > > Contest time, kiddos! So, some of you may remember that SPYY and TMBR recently collaborated to bring you a production version of The Eh, the yo-yo which I threw throughout all of 2012. Although it … also, here’s the concept i chose to explore this week. sorry for all the slow-mo, but i do think it makes things like spin direction way easier to see. > **[Fixed Friday: Snap-Stalls](http://yoyonews.com/2013/01/11/fixed-friday-snap-stalls/)** > > Happy Friday, fixed axle freaks! For today’s exploration, I wanted to get into an element I find myself using all the time, and which should be in any fixed axle player’s arsenal. I hav… ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/525 "2013-01-11T17:51:45Z")
No need to apologize for the slow motion. I think we can all agree that seeing more of you throwing in slow motion would be a very good thing. What was that song? Almost sounded like Jeff Tweedy singing. ---
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/526 "2013-01-11T19:57:33Z")
Just got in a Love Joy and I think it’s one of my favorite fixed axles so far… Mostly because I can play it somewhat acceptably in comparison to a lot of the older fixed axles. (Kuhns primarily) Maybe I just haven’t broken in the TKs adequately. I find them way too responsive to play 1A with. Sent from mobile. ---
**Author:** ![Jdrabik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jdrabik/32/1110_2.png) [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/527 "2013-01-11T21:35:31Z")
> [@ed](#): > > happy friday! > here’s a special SPYYxTMBR Eh you can win if you’ve got a rad trick! > [Fixed Friday Contest – Win a SPYYxTMBR Eh!](http://yoyonews.com/2013/01/11/fixed-friday-contest-win-a-spyyxtmbr-eh/) > > also, here’s the concept i chose to explore this week. sorry for all the slow-mo, but i do think it makes things like spin direction way easier to see. > [Fixed Friday: Snap-Stalls](http://yoyonews.com/2013/01/11/fixed-friday-snap-stalls/) Thanks for the video Ed. I have qa question though. Whenever I snap my yoyo, it won’t rewind. I have the same problem with other types of hand starts that I do frequently. Any advice? ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/528 "2013-01-12T22:00:03Z")
This just came in today. John Higby painted Irving. I can’t stop grinning. ---
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/529 "2013-01-12T22:27:21Z")
> [@yooldman](#): > > This just came in today. John Higby painted Irving. I can’t stop grinning. Love it. I was eyeing those. ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/530 "2013-01-12T23:35:46Z")
> [@Jdrabik](#): > > > [@ed](#): > > > > happy friday! > > here’s a special SPYYxTMBR Eh you can win if you’ve got a rad trick! > > [Fixed Friday Contest – Win a SPYYxTMBR Eh!](http://yoyonews.com/2013/01/11/fixed-friday-contest-win-a-spyyxtmbr-eh/) > > > > also, here’s the concept i chose to explore this week. sorry for all the slow-mo, but i do think it makes things like spin direction way easier to see. > > [Fixed Friday: Snap-Stalls](http://yoyonews.com/2013/01/11/fixed-friday-snap-stalls/) > > Thanks for the video Ed. I have qa question though. Whenever I snap my yoyo, it won’t rewind. I have the same problem with other types of hand starts that I do frequently. Any advice? fixed axles are fickle (especially wood). you’ve got to have the right string tension or even wood can be very unresponsive, especially when unwound. try doing a few ufo’s, especially increasing the tension down by the axle. it’ll make the string kink up a bit, but you can always hold that apart with your free hand while you snap. it also takes a lot of work to build up your snaps to being really strong and consistent. ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/531 "2013-01-12T23:57:01Z")
[quote=“mgiroux77,post:519,topic:43367”] > [@StillinKansasCity](#): > > I think Jrod does that a lot to his throws. Even when prepped, I’ve found the TK axles burn through relatively easy if you throw super hard all the time - especially with the thinner cotton string that’s most widely available. I do find that hitting my axles with a bit of paraffin canning wax, then playing them nice and easy for the first half hour or so, really helps with this issue - props to jhb for the tip! But I’ve found the TMBR axles to be pretty darn maintenance free, and I’ve not yet burned through one. ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/532 "2013-01-13T03:18:33Z")
> [@jasonwongzero](#): > > Sharing this with the group as it’s simply too nice a set to be missed… > > Appears to be a complete, mint, Tom Kuhn Heirloom set on ebay! > > [http://www.ebay.com/itm/230908685197?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&\_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649](http://www.ebay.com/itm/230908685197?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649) > > [http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Very-Rare-Tom-Kuhn-Heirloom-Yo-Yo-Set-12-Yo-Yos-in-Wooden-Case-Accessories-/00/s/MTU3NVgxNjAw/$](http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Very-Rare-Tom-Kuhn-Heirloom-Yo-Yo-Set-12-Yo-Yos-in-Wooden-Case-Accessories-/00/s/MTU3NVgxNjAw/$)(KGrHqZHJEMFDR1V92YdBQ6OUDZY8g~~60\_57.JPG this brought $1,620! ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/533 "2013-01-13T03:57:16Z")
Osage Orange Terror Top…Wood is Good ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/4/9/7491be723ab9b4313f9300c52954977d61aad9e1.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/9/0/2902c7e02255213fc793b36d21073fda30c2dfdd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/534 "2013-01-13T04:36:11Z")
> [@YoYoSpin](#): > > Osage Orange Terror Top…Wood is Good Jumpin’ Juniper, what the heck kind of beautiful creation is that? AMAZING! ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/535 "2013-01-13T04:52:06Z")
Thanks Greg, I’ve been turning Terror Tops for about 10 years…making Side Effects before we had a name for it 🙂 [http://www.yoyospin.com/gallery/yoyos/yoyo111a\_std.jpg](http://www.yoyospin.com/gallery/yoyos/yoyo111a_std.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_creep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_creep/32/908_2.png) [@yoyo\_creep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_creep)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/536 "2013-01-13T05:04:14Z")
> [@YoYoSpin](#): > > Osage Orange Terror Top…Wood is Good > > [https://img3.etsystatic.com/016/0/7609181/il\_570xN.41529Where](https://img3.etsystatic.com/016/0/7609181/il_570xN.41529Where) can 3535\_aczt.jpg > > [https://img2.etsystatic.com/014/0/7609181/il\_570xN.415291386\_nko3.jpg](https://img2.etsystatic.com/014/0/7609181/il_570xN.415291386_nko3.jpg) where can I obtain a beauty such as that one? ---
**Author:** ![yoyojohn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojohn/32/7911_2.png) [@yoyojohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojohn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/537 "2013-01-13T05:05:32Z")
Yay! first fixed axle string snap! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![supbreh1234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/supbreh1234/32/1131_2.png) [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/538 "2013-01-13T05:11:33Z")
Ive been playing with a pair of yellow wood yoyos i got from gettysburg! They have gettysburg imprinted on them and are quite entertaining! ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/539 "2013-01-13T05:43:26Z")
> [@yoyo\_creep](#): > > where can I obtain a beauty such as that one? Here [http://www.etsy.com/shop/YoYoSpin](http://www.etsy.com/shop/YoYoSpin) ---
**Author:** ![ArchersAxe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/540 "2013-01-13T17:19:44Z")
> [@johnthejwolfe](#): > > Yay! first fixed axle string snap! 😃 Still hasn’t happened to me ☹ I thought it was kind of common, but so far it seems kind of not. ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367/541 "2013-01-13T20:27:31Z")
> [@ArchersAxe](#): > > > [@johnthejwolfe](#): > > > > Yay! first fixed axle string snap! 😃 > > Still hasn’t happened to me ☹ I thought it was kind of common, but so far it seems kind of not. I only snap strings if the string is junk or I don’t pay attention and let one wear through. I’m not sure it’s an event worth celebrating. The last time it happened to me, it would have cost me a large living room window had a RecRev i not been sitting right exactly where it was. It was perched on the edge of a cabinet watching over me with my wily and unpredictable Fremont. With no concern for its own safety or future trade value, the RecRev i leapt to my security deposit’s rescue as the Fremont sailed at an improbable angle over the very same edge. RecRev doesn’t make yoyos, they make heroes. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367.md?page=26) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-is-good/43367.md?page=28)