Unsheathing a yo-yo

https://spectra.video/w/odJttXPFsbxsT6xPoQ5rEQ

In my quest to build more fun little fidgetty things I have just suffered peril.

Following the Weavers of Eternity tutorial for chetki (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqegEO4y4Hc) and I was like, yeah this feels pretty easy as a bodge.

Get to the end and the guys like "now tie a little diamond knot" and like... 0.75mm ish nano-cord, that's plain black, diamond knot, that has to be in the right place to maintain pressure? Ouch, I felt the will to live exit my body.

Managed it just.

#fidget #crafting #SkillToy

I absolutely love receiving messages like this, and I'm happy to see friends from the #yoyo community dipping their toes into the fediverse!

In this message, @motmot is asking if there good for yo-yoers, so I thought I'd ask for suggestions. Any #skilltoy or #juggling themed Mastodon servers out there for him to check out?

This week I got a cheap POM knuckle roller (Knuckle bone seems to be the trademarked by Aroundsquare in 2017) to fidget with from the UK outfit Skilltoyz for like £10.

So far very impressed, much more tactile and immediate than Begleri for me, more ability to get used as a worry stone or fidget as well as a skill toy. Not much/scattered community but a good handful of instructional youtube vids and also very learn to do stuff by playing.

#fidget #SkillToy #KnuckleBone #KBone #KnuckleRoller

https://imgur.com/gallery/FB7Fpd1

I hope this embeds. Here’s a yoyo trick performed on one of my own designs, which has pointy tips for spinning on top of things like a… top.

#yoyo #skilltoy

Spending the weekend with my family near the mountains in Georgia. Here’s a yoyo trick, using a yoyo that I designed and produced.

#yoyo #video #skilltoy