# Wood Restoration Project - Mission Accepted **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 13, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264 "2023-07-13T20:09:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 24, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/21 "2023-07-24T17:33:02Z")
Started another sanding session today. Was sanding on the gap thinking how impossibly small it was and felt one of the halves shift a bit. I wiggled it some more and the halves came apart! Turns out this thing is a three piece @Exmime!?! The paint goes down into the hole and the wood grain of the axle is aligned with the axle as well, it must be the original construction or this isn’t the first “restoration” this yoyo has had. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/4/5/345c2f0a6997c3eda5255c70555099c54846d8e3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/22 "2023-07-24T17:47:42Z")
i think if it was really a one peice originally the halves would be closer in diameter and probably would be the same color… ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_cubicle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_cubicle/32/691750_2.png) [@yoyo\_cubicle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_cubicle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/23 "2023-07-24T17:50:12Z")
Maybe someone was repurposing the halves from different broken one-piece yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/24 "2023-07-24T18:09:15Z")
Should be easier now, and taking your time made it naturally fall apart. Now it can go back together with glue. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/25 "2023-07-24T18:13:07Z")
Now that it’s apart maybe give each half a weigh to see if they’re too much different. Even if they were the same wood, the size difference would make the weight different, but if it’s 2 different woods there could be a significant difference in weight that would still affect the balance once they’re the same size/shape. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/26 "2023-07-24T19:20:37Z")
Only 0.3 grams off on the weight. Doubt it’ll be noticeable on this ole thing. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/4/6/546a78730c082dccc109285088c217d9a3d11e62.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/b/5/5b55e28a0df93c1caeab951f82796b0a069745d7.jpeg) Got the axle out of both halves. It’s mangled. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/0/d/80dab376623c7bd8c67204567c6915e716685e6c.jpeg) There was a piece of old string below the axle down in the hole of the black half. Looks like this isn’t this yo-yos first axle replacement. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/b/3/6b38a4caadb7c52b4a313ae02e2b786229e755c7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/27 "2023-07-24T19:27:21Z")
The fortune favors the bold!!! :+1::+1::+1: ---
**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:** [July 25, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/28 "2023-07-25T03:22:24Z")
Was deciding on woods to replace the axle with and it occurred to me that I could just drill through the axle hole and flip this thing to butterfly. I’ve dry pressed the axle back in imperial style and set the gap to a reasonable width and it plays really poorly if I’m being honest. It’s too light for me to do much looping and to narrow to do much 0A, but would probably be amazing at modern fixed axle play in butterfly configuration. It seems that this yoyo may be two different halves of two one piece yo-yos that has been drilled out and half swapped into a 3 piece. What do you all think? Poll below pics 👇 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/0/2/a0200694a911ebb3677453bbaa5934be6784d862.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/3/d/d3d54d46a973082c2a8af14091e3c36c3e3bee01.jpeg) _Poll ([view on site](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/28))_ ---
**Author:** ![Yodaddyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yodaddyo/32/602050_2.png) [@Yodaddyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yodaddyo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/29 "2023-07-25T03:42:58Z")
I’ve been wanting to suggest this since the beginning of this whole thing. Haha. I’m trying to find an old wood imperial now so I can do it too 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/30 "2023-07-25T04:03:11Z")
a new life for that old catapillar ---
**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:** [July 25, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/31 "2023-07-25T04:32:12Z")
> [@TheThrowingGnome](#): > > There was a piece of old string below the axle down in the hole of the black half. Looks like this isn’t this yo-yos first axle replacement. Some of these yoyos originally came with the string embedded in the axle hole. That way they are guaranteed to return. I’ve come across 4 or 5 of this type over the years. ---
**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/32 "2023-07-25T05:53:01Z")
why have to choose? turn it into a kind of 3-in-1 no-jive! drill through the hole and then the hard part, cut slots for the nuts on both sides ---
**Author:** ![PeterVenkman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/petervenkman/32/228872_2.png) [@PeterVenkman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PeterVenkman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/33 "2023-07-25T08:22:57Z")
> [@persson](#): > > why have to choose? turn it into a kind of 3-in-1 no-jive! > drill through the hole and then the hard part, cut slots for the nuts on both sides That! ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/34 "2023-07-25T12:23:26Z")
👆 This! ---
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/35 "2023-07-25T12:25:51Z")
That’s the idea for sure. Adding that nut will add some weight as well. I was thinking when you weighed it that it was gonna be awful light. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/36 "2023-07-25T12:52:04Z")
I like the no jive idea but that seems like more skill and effort. Might be worth just doing the butterfly style for now. Great thing it can always be cut and drilled back out. ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/37 "2023-07-25T22:36:07Z")
This looks to be the same version you are working on, however this one is mint [https://www.ebay.com/itm/285391438130?hash=item4272a7c132:g:2goAAOSwVr9kUtta](https://www.ebay.com/itm/285391438130?hash=item4272a7c132:g:2goAAOSwVr9kUtta) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/b/3/5b319ee9e02c1cb5921bc13acd6c325ec93e103c.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/f/a/6faf273c26af86f8b9816340f0de45e72fd04f50.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/c/a/6cab92063b81d876524e4b7eadb77304f1f6b328.jpeg) excuse me NMTBS ---
**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:** [July 25, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/38 "2023-07-25T22:42:50Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/b/1/6b187d1ea9e56c00ff5980eda7950b505566da9f.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 25, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/39 "2023-07-25T22:45:48Z")
It looks like the red half is bigger in this photo as well!!! I wonder if they were all off in this run? ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264/40 "2023-07-25T22:50:52Z")
That seller has a couple of them [https://www.ebay.com/itm/285398095804?hash=item42730d57bc:g:vFoAAOSwbSJkhlyj](https://www.ebay.com/itm/285398095804?hash=item42730d57bc:g:vFoAAOSwbSJkhlyj) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/6/9/769320fad4f237c5ddb138a88b4b4c19c040190e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/9/f/f9f206a33507f15ccdb321b82f5f16831038cb31.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/3/a/33aadfb6ab74585e7b1eb808b3a8bb369edc1707.jpeg) Actually this one says Junior instead of Beginner, But yeah Duncan QC might not have been up to modern standers 😄 [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-restoration-project-mission-accepted/380264.md?page=3)