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How does it play?
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Just a fun little combo I’ve been messing around with, using my Baldwin. I love this thing.
It’s a little tough on thumb grinds, and spin times aren’t exactly top-notch, but it gets the job done.
Hi all Wooden Fans.
I have been a Casual player for a while now and recently found a lot of fun in returning to the Old Style Responsive Wood Yoyo.
I have a few One Piece wooden Yoyo’s.
3 of the Tom Kuhn No Jive 3in1 (a Rainbow Laminate, A Solid Blue and a Devil Chick)
I have also Been hitting my TMBR Irving Pro a lot too.
You guys are going to want to pick one of these up when they drop on YYE soon. Very fun yoyo.
Once Upon a Tree Pocket Love in Padauk
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That is one awesome looking Throw!
Thanks for the Pic.
Has anyone got any advice on Staining raw wood Yoyo’s?
Navythrow, that looks beautiful!
I don’t think I could get along without a take-apart yoyo though. I get some knots that I just can’t get out without taking my Baldwin apart.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m a safety pin guy when it comes to picking knots. I even use one on my take apart throws, just because I think it’s usually quicker than taking one apart.
Finally, someone else who sees the light the with the safety pin. I basically never unscrew my yoyos unless i need to fuss with the bearing. I can pick any knot out with a safety pin. Because of that, I don’t worry about a non-takeapart yoyo and knots. What I DO worry about is etching the axle, because I did it on my Eh. We will see how the Pocket love holds up, but so far I am really liking it as just a fun, pick up and throw yoyo.
Toothpick, baby. Not as likely to etch the axle.
I etched it with hard throws, not picking knots. I honestly hardly ever get knots to pick on my fixies. I guess I just don’t push the boundries enough with my tricks on them like I do with my metals, which I seem to pick knots on a very regular basis lol.
Oh man. I wish I had a throw hard enough to etch an axle. 
I feel like I have such a weak throw now. LOL!
I have burned a groove in a No Jive 3 in 1 axle.
I could smell it even before I looked.
So do any of you wood heads make your own string?
I make my own string for my Non-Responsive Yoyo’s, but I have not really thought about Cotton.
I did try out a Silk string on a No Jive 3 in 1, but I had made it a bit thin. It needed a Bind.
I have a Glued Wood yoyo that I often have to pick knots out of.
I don’t get knots in my Take apart Wood yoyos. Typical!
I never have to take apart my metals to get knots out. I always use a toothpick when I can, but I get knots in my Baldwin that are impossible even with an assortment of surgical equipment at my disposal. I have never encountered knots like this on my metals. Different strokes for different strokes, kinda like how I prefer to play my Baldwin with poly string.
So I finally landed trapeze stalls. gives high five to self
Nice! high five
Feels so good, no?
Now Trapeze Brother stalls… so that you can do the basic stall-peater! So fun.
Oh yes.