Really good. Kitty String Fat is still my #1 go-to string, but if I could get large quantities of Slackline (like a couple thousand) I would switch for sure. -Steve
For my graduation project I am studying the impact of technology changes on yoyoing and I think CLYW captures it amazingly well. I am currently in need of an outside expert to answer some questions that I may have along the way. Is there any chance of anyone can help me out with this?
Email us at thelodge@clyw.ca and we'll see what we can do. -Steve
Steve, you are gracious in the face of unnecessary harassment, and I commend you for that. also, can I sail the arctic with you on your ship table? that thing sounds rad!
Yeah I see why it would be hard designing a sig for chuck he's so diverse in how plays with return tops an how he likes to switch up the ones he uses so often it would probly be hard to bottle the essences of his play into a return top. If that makes sense at all?
Nah...he's really specific about what he wants. It's just the usual struggle of bridging the gap between what the player wants, what the fans want, what is going to sell, what we can produce consistently, and what fits well in the current line. Balancing act! -Steve
I'm going mountain climbing pretty soon. It's gonna be cold. Do I need special cold-weather lube for my bearings, or will normal Onedrop 4VM be fine?
Gotta be honest, I have absolutely no idea. I could toss off something flippant like "no big, you'll be fine" but I really have no experience in that regard. Sorry I can't help! -Steve
If i ever get a signature yoyo, i'll name it "my girlfriend," so if anyone asks me, "what are you doing right now?" i'll be like, "playing with 'my girlfriend'" and they will be like :o. #foreveralonestruggles
Do you know who will be attending PNWR? Jenny Kim Kim best be coming
Not sure yet! I'll poke the team and see what's what. -Steve
Steve, why do you suppose that hater put the word "better" in quotations in his or her poorly constructed and idiotic rant?
I find that attempting to dissect the grammatical shortcomings of people who gain pleasure from anonymously talking smack online is a rabbit hole that is not worth diving into. -Steve
PLEASE DO MORE 28 STORIES!!!! :D It's such a beautiful colorway!
Ok. -Steve
i think the shape of the orca looks like it was influenced by the chief and wm2, Is it?
The shape of the Orca was inspired by what Harrison wanted in a return top. This is not something where we just did a mashup of existing models, like what Petr wanted with the Scout. This is a new jam, and other than the pointed CLYW post and the inner rim profile from the Puffin, everything else on this model is new. -Steve
what are the next yoyo's coming out (not the new ones) but just restocks?
We've got like EVERYTHING in production right now, just need to get through this anodizing bottleneck!More soonish of the Wooly Marmot 2, final run of AC2, Sasquatch, and Puffin 2 are all at the anodizer. Next in the machining queue are full production of the Orca and Scout, plus Avalanche, Bonfire, and Chief. I'm gonna drop the Advance Scout on Thursday of this week. Yep. That soon. -Steve
Steve I really hate that you have to see the bad .1➗ Of the
Yoyo community. Everyone else has ur back
It's really not a problem. I've been around long enough now that I've seen EVERYTHING. I don't let anonymous trolls get me down...at this point I just shake 'em off.
Will chuck's signature be made after the orca? Please? Will it be released before the end of the year do you think?
We just haven't settled on a design yet to move to the prototype stage. That's between Chris and Charles though...I have no idea how much/little they've been working on it. Charles is kinda hard to pin down some times, and Chris is a busy dude. -Steve
How do you anodize special designs, like Harrison hurricane. (How do all the yo yos have the same special design in the same places)?
Anodizing is like any other artistic medium...the results can be duplicated, with varying degrees of precision and success. But the designs are not the same every time, nor is their placement. -Steve