Basket Illusion...kinda

[Ed Davidson]

Picked up a D-Way 1/8" beading tool recently, and thought I'd try a basket illusion on some throw-tops. Using Spectraply laminated wood helps with the basket effect...not needing to burn the vertical lines.

View: https://youtu.be/NRUAhH-Uasw

View: https://youtu.be/aBZ3kvvSpn4

 

[john lucas]

That's pretty cool.

 

[Curt Fuller]

Very cool! Your tops are tops! ;-)

 

[Tim Connell]

Very cool indeed!

 

[Lars Hansen]

Ed, spectacular tops and top class presentation, but please, could we have just a tiny video of one of these tops doing what tops are made for?
Lars

 

[Odie]

Outstanding! Ed takes the yo-yo and spinning top to the next level......instead of a simple toy, they are a break-through to an artist's category, he owns!

Question for you, Ed: Am I correct in assuming the string is stored in a hollow spinning top? If so, that is a great idea!

-----odie-----

 

[Ed Davidson]

Yes, Odie...that's right. Think of these as a pointy-box, with the button acting as a lid and the cord safely stored inside. I Make three different types of button/lids:

Poker Chip buttons:

Bottle cap buttons:

And classic hour-glass shaped matching wood buttons:

 

[Ed Davidson]

BTW, a friend of mine made a video recently on how he turns throw-tops. My process is almost identical, except for a couple of details. Here's the link:

 

[Ed Davidson]

Another feature related to using the button as a lid, and storing the cord inside...if the button is flat, you can store/display the top tip-up:

 

[Ed Davidson]

And, if the top is hollow, the inside bottom is a great place to put your logo or other art:

 

[robo hippy]

Interesting to me is that your friend uses the underhand throw instead of the traditional side/over arm throw. I have made some that would not work with the traditional throw, but did fine with the underhand throw. I have never really seen any specs on height and width dimensions for spinning.... Personally I wouldn't hollow them out since they would not have the mass and wouldn't spin as long... Nice tops. Oh, I do like the delrin tips because you can spin them on wood floors without drilling a hole in the floor...

robo hippy