Challenge #4 Tops

The top three are segmented from various woods; the middle one is lignum vitae (guayacan), and the bottom two are Ecuadorian mahogany. Size as per challenge rules.

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kidcolombia

Registered: January 2005
Location: southern Colombia
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Date: Wed November 2, 2005
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cfuller

Nice tops! Great idea to vertically laminate them. The top top almost looks like some sort of alien eye looking back at you.

#1 Thu November 3, 2005 1:32am

kidcolombia

Thanks Curt, they were fun to make and my first incursion into laminated stuff. Kind of nice to get rid of some of my scrap pieces in a meaningful way.

#2 Thu November 3, 2005 2:36am

Gil

Fine looking gaggle of tops, Jim.

#3 Fri November 4, 2005 12:10am

kidcolombia

Thanks Gil. And I gave one of those famous Tippy Tops that I made to a cousin up in Cali this afternoon. He really enjoyed it.

#4 Fri November 4, 2005 1:06am

Gil

Welcome, Jim. The tops I have been making do not qualify for the WR Challenge, but kids love them. Tippy Tops are fun to give away, and watch the faces when the top flips over and spins on the stem.

#5 Fri November 4, 2005 1:54am

Junior Adams

whats a tippy top??

#6 Fri November 4, 2005 3:16am

Junior Adams

wanna know how it works??

google is amazing

http://www.yorku.ca/marko/ComPhys/TippyTop/TippyTop.html

#7 Fri November 4, 2005 3:18am

kidcolombiaskid

Beautiful! And they really do work!

#8 Thu February 16, 2006 5:14am