Turn 100 Toy Tops in 5 minutes -

Come along as I spend a day fulfilling a toy store order. They asked for extra spirals so as usual, I obliged.
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[@bwrightaway2877]

I just made my 1st top. Took 20 minutes to get my stick of wood squared up in the chuck, 1 minute to turn it to shape, and a millisecond to get a catch that threw the block off wood out of balance again. Success

[@3girlsmy]

you are not alone...

[@nemonemo6285]

One problem with this video. It needs to be an hour long, I'd watch it!!! So relaxing!!! Thank you.

[@shirleybender]

So stinking CUTE! Feels like Christmas 1955!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@Straightfromthehorsesmouth]

Nice to see a production turning video. 🙂👍

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@jaredlanny03]

AHHHH! I love this video so much! It's exactly the type of thing I was (awkwardly) asking for the other day! Thank you!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@wb_finewoodworking]

I noticed that you upgraded to CBN wheels for sharpening. Your tops look great. I like all the variety of colors and combinations. That look like they’re easy to make.

[@wortheffort]

No, Dad is storing a lot of stuff here while they find a new house so I'm using it. Make some.

[@poppypalais3108]

They're easy if you've practised to his level of skill. I can make 5 tops in a 100 days:-)

[@heyimamaker]

Turning tops is on my project list, and so is installing my one way sharpening jig :)
Thanks for sharing!

[@wortheffort]

get after it.

[@rodmills4071]

Great video production .just fast enough to make you watch it for the details. Good job mate. Nice work.🤣😂😁😀😎

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@diydarkmatter]

i see you were busy .the time lapse was great if you watch the start and the end it shows the hours of work involved . from day to night in fact lol . nicely done .

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@BruceAUlrich]

What a fantastic variety! I really enjoyed the video...nicely done!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@ga5743]

That was fun to watch Shawn. Best wishes on selling them all.

[@wortheffort]

Thanks, these are already sold to a toy store. Gotta pay those bills.

[@jimmccorison]

After 30 seconds I figured I would skip to the end. I didn't. It was oddly mesmerizing. I think it's a good thing it wasn't 30 minutes long or I'd still be watching.

[@wortheffort]

You're never gonna get that 5 minutes back.

[@tenlittleindians]

When I was a kid in the 60's attending Catholic grade school the nuns had these aluminum bodied black magic markers with the felt tip and they were refillable. I still remember the smell of the them wafting around the classroom while they were being filled. The felt tips could be replaced too! I think they would work great filled with the colored wood stains you can purchase these days. The felt tips could be cut down into different widths. Maybe "worth the effort" to see if they can still be purchased. They had a heavy screw on aluminum cap that would survive being stepped on.

[@drobb4207]

Good idea ten littleindians! Sharpie tips blunt pretty quick ;^(

[@wortheffort]

Big issue is drying time. Sharpies are almost instantaneous.

[@wortheffort]

Light touch, slow speed. Cheap to replace...

[@ValentinaFaussone]

I started with bowl turning… Now I want to improve my spindle turning and making spin tops. I hope to sell them to pay some bills of my wood hobby :)

[@georgesweap7]

I enjoyed watching your production of tops, turning, sanding, finishing, parting, and repeating. Great post production work especially with the banjo music from the hills! Video Speed and music choice were superb. I can not see anyone getting bored watching your video with this type of post production! 👍

[@wortheffort]

Thanks, but no sanding....

[@georgesweap7]

Brandon S ......... Huh what?

[@peem1244]

Well then. Who needs robots when you can do it this fast and this efficient...except for the shavings. I really enjoyed this video, had to laugh when i saw how you were collecting the shavings for posterity. I usually hit the mute button when music starts but i let this run and i really enjoyed it...thought i was at a barn dance for a minute. Stay safe, wear a mask, and keep up the good work. 👍😎

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@markhep]

Enjoyed that mate👍you inspired me to make a lathe wasn't grate lol and I made some tops copied you my kids loved colouring them in 👍👍👍👍

[@wortheffort]

Kids do like the coloring

[@markhep]

@@wortheffort they sure do

[@huwdavies5264]

Hi, A friend shared this with me as I need to make spinning tops for craft fairs I'm now starting to do as a little something for the kids. Great video. Have subscribed. Cheers, Huw.

[@wortheffort]

I have a video on making and selling tops for fairs.

[@huwdavies5264]

@@wortheffort Hi, Found it. Thanks for your help. Cheers, Huw

[@drobb4207]

I like the one with spirals on it ;^)

[@wortheffort]

Ya that one was kewl.

[@markstahley9176]

It could just be me but ya might want to ease up on Red Bull! LOL
All kidding aside you make some awesome tops! Thanx for your videos!

[@wortheffort]

CAAAFFFFIIIIIEEEEEENNNNEEEE!!!

[@georgiannburdette1256]

amazing technique..were those regular Sharpie permanent markers you were using with such awesome results?

[@wortheffort]

Ya, normal sharpies. They go on sale occassionally and I stock up.

[@brucewelty7684]

Do you ever make larger ones that are thrown and spun with a string?

[@OccasionalWoodcraft]

Cool as always. I've made a couple but never seem to get these as clean as you do - I always seem to need to sand them... In the time you make 100, I can maybe make 1!

[@wortheffort]

sharp tool, glide along bevel.

[@OccasionalWoodcraft]

@@wortheffort Thanks for the tips! Can I ask what sort of wood and roughly what dimensions you were using? I'd love to just buy some cheapish lumber to practice these as it seems a good way to learn some finer skew skills

[@OccasionalWoodcraft]

Aha! You answered my question on size and wood a few comments later. Thanks!

[@Lemongrasspicker]

Looks like your lathe skills are in top shape. Enjoyed the video sir.

[@wortheffort]

Ugh.... dad jokes.

[@Lemongrasspicker]

@@wortheffort indeed sir. Indeed.

[@ValentinaFaussone]

What wood has been used? Maple…? I am using fir, but it very unforgiving.

[@rbollard1]

Enjoy watching you work and explain what & how

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@martinw4261]

You're a machine. It's almost a dance at this point. No wasted movement.
Do you occasionally drift off into thought about the future of each top in the hands of the child that takes it home, or just bite down on your mouthguard and charge forth?

[@wortheffort]

See my discussion videos of past weeks....

[@martinw4261]

@@wortheffort I enjoy the library videos. Lots of food for thought.

[@kennethnuttle7251]

Is my math correct? 5min x 60sec/minute equals total f 300 sec divided by 100 tops equals 3 sec/top. That is incredible.

[@wortheffort]

Ya, that's about right.

[@biker1.088]

Ah...
Now I realized he meant 100 in 5 minutes but with time warp

[@wortheffort]

Biker 1.0 see what I did there? Mwahaha

[@grandadz_forge]

Very hypnotic and enjoyable. So much that i lost count. Lol

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@th34lch3m1st]

3 toy top every piece of wood, in the best case scenario, you have made 99 toy tops. :P
It has been funny and a little bit hypnotic. Thanks for sharing

[@evgenyku5272]

Or 102 ))

[@wortheffort]

ding ding.... always give a little extra.

[@KipdoesStuff]

Nice video. Looking for quick toys and other things to turn, this will do nicely.

[@scottsimpey2965]

What kind of wood were you using for those and were they just pen blanks or pieces that cut for that?

[@wortheffort]

6/4 and 8/4 hard maple depending upon size toy stores want.

[@markb8954]

Nice video. Good use of sharpies! I’m guessing 2x2 beech or maple?

[@wortheffort]

6/4 or 8/4 hard maple depending upon customers desires.

[@ramonaguirre1496]

Great inspiration ..... all I need now is a fiddle and banjo.

[@TheIdeasGuy]

I enjoyed this very much. Wow, I make artwork videos, I have a lathe in my workshop, why have I never turned a spinning top?!?!
Excellent video mate! I’ll be checking out more of your stuff 😁

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@BIGBRY4]

Came for the lesson, stayed for the show. Anther well put video!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@rubents86]

Beautiful

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@PENFOLD1962]

Congratulations.... I award you TOP MARKS👍😉👍

[@wortheffort]

Ugh... dad jokes.

[@tacs_01]

How long did it take you to develop the muscle memory to make them identical? Great work as always.

[@wortheffort]

Not long, you could do it in an hour.

[@timroy8949]

enjoyed very much , and the music is awesome 👍

[@wortheffort]

Thanks though can't take credit for the tunes.

[@kensurratt2729]

I concur w/ charlesxix. Not enough coffee in my system to keep up. Need more java..

[@wortheffort]

caffiene is the key to productivity.

[@bethkieler1566]

Is that a sharpie you're using for the color?

[@rbollard1]

Looks good!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@ManCrafting]

Fantastic. Nice system. What were the tops for?

[@TheIdeasGuy]

ManCraftingTM they’re for spinning. Kind of like the original fidget spinners.
I’m joking of course. I assume he sells them but I am also curious. We’ll see if he answers our question 😁

[@ManCrafting]

The Ideas Guy actually, I read his description after asking. He’s selling them to a toy store.

[@TheIdeasGuy]

@@ManCrafting Ah, see I normally read the descriptions of most videos that I watch. Today I've been working on a video of my own and was just a tiny bit distracted lol.
Good idea. I'd like to make some spinning tops and sell them to a toy store ... but I kind of need to learn to make them first haha

[@MindenMoose]

Wonderful

[@wortheffort]

Danka

[@MindenMoose]

Bitte

[@JamesW81]

Nice! I just sent this to a friend to watch. You look very fed up before you turn the lathe on!

[@wortheffort]

begining of a long day.

[@charliejennifer3874]

Dude that was cool 😎

[@robnhannon]

Great video. Do you topcoat them after they are turned?

[@wortheffort]

No, they're just a toy.

[@hassanal-mosawi6049]

thanks for sharing that!

[@lydiarol7892]

So cool!

[@wortheffort]

Nah, it was over 100 degrees today.

[@lydiarol7892]

@@wortheffort that explains the heavy sigh when you began.

[@tamachining]

Nice

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@reaper1874]

How many of these tops have you made since you started to make them? You must be in the 1000's by now?

[@wortheffort]

10's of 1000's. It's what pays the bills.

[@reaper1874]

@@wortheffort geez. You can almost make these blindfolded. (obviously don't try that)

[@tommypfeiffer2424]

I know your video is a bit old but I do hope you see this and answer my question. Have you thought about doing these with stabilized wood and resin or would you think the weight be off and the top not spin right?

[@wortheffort]

Business question. How much time, effort, material and expense would that add and would it add a commensurate value to a kid spinning it? No, for the price I wholesale these that kind of stuff doesn't enter my mind. I'm more focused on eliminating steps, speeding things up, without diminishing value.

[@wortheffort]

And this isn't an old video. I have stuff going back a decade and more.

[@charlesxix]

Smart arse. LOL

[@wortheffort]

of course.

[@ecaff9515]

Excellent video and process

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@geoffk43]

I am looking for a video that gives dimensions to those type of tops.

[@wortheffort]

Did you search “tops wortheffort”?

[@geoffk43]

@@wortheffort I did find the video. Thank you.

[@TimRobertsonWoodturning]

Nice way to start a day!

[@wortheffort]

Maybe for you. I got another 100 to do today. :)

[@PetesShopMakes]

Wood species?

[@wortheffort]

hard maple

[@PetesShopMakes]

wortheffort awesome thank you

[@CondredgeDole]

Wow, this was so much fun to watch!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@fiberinspector1304]

lol only if you speed it up 4X I think there are 100 there. i counted them. lol Too much coffee this early. Now slow it down and give us a real vid, I have never made these, they look straight forward. but always good to get tips from the master.

[@wortheffort]

I've got a few "slow" videos on tops out there.

[@fiberinspector1304]

@@wortheffort i will go find them! Thanks

[@Astrogazzr]

Interesting video. What is the size of the blank before you start turning?

[@wortheffort]

depends upon toy store request. I use 6/4 or 8/4.

[@cillyede]

Wow 😮

[@wortheffort]

I am rather handsome right.

[@michaelrussell9890]

Great day for tops!!

[@wortheffort]

It'd be a good way to top it off too.

[@Astjaeger]

looks great the timelapse

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@cortlandhunt4721]

My head is still spinning lol👍🇺🇸

[@wortheffort]

dramamine is required for turning.

[@tomg.6881]

Good turning, too.

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@timhalcomb4041]

Very nice video thanks for sharing have a blessed day

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@imakeaustralia5744]

I love your work, thank you for inspiring me.

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@suebob616]

so cool

[@wortheffort]

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[@sammeandro3996]

Luv it!

[@wortheffort]

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[@SuperAccident]

These videos go so well with your long-form ones. Excellent!

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@tomg.6881]

Excellent music!

[@wortheffort]

free from youtube

[@paulbuckeljr8870]

Beautiful video, seriously. Mesmerising to watch. Judging by your sigh in the beginning, I figured that this was going to be a lot of work. How long did it take?

[@wortheffort]

Thanks. It's a take it easy day of work.

[@WhoGnu08]

Very, very cool! What kind of wood are the tops made from? Awesome video! Fun to watch, inspiring to try to make something like that.

[@MelI-zm9lj]

What type of wood did you use?

[@wortheffort]

hard maple, it's all in my how to make tops video.

[@Patricia1Rose]

You are such a badass. I love your videos.

[@wortheffort]

I know. Thanks

[@chrismcconnell6163]

this is cool

[@johnniewhinery385]

pretty cool

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@evgenyku5272]

1:20 сколько тоски в этом вздохе )

[@gavincatt607]

Love it

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@joliekarno]

Wow great video and music. You've done it AGAIN.

[@nealvaughn2340]

I felt that sigh in my bones

[@wortheffort]

Yep

[@jimhumphrey]

got me!

[@wortheffort]

It ain't deceptive marketing if it's a play on words....

[@jimhumphrey]

@@wortheffort LOL I thought it pretty clever! No foul as far as I'm concerned.

[@FollowMagicBrad]

What type of wood do you use for your tops?

[@AliIskenderov]

Ты самый крутой парень на деревне ..Супер

[@jjtman49]

wow your fast !!!

[@BensWorkshop]

Out of interest, how long did that actually take you?

[@wortheffort]

That's a day of not too stressful work with lots of breaks and such.

[@BensWorkshop]

@@wortheffort Fair enough. So not 5 minutes then :)
What do you do with the waste out of interest?

[@wortheffort]

trash

[@BensWorkshop]

@@wortheffort I might experiment with making charcoal dust. I may have a use for that.

[@chrisluksha]

@@BensWorkshop I have been experimenting with mixing various shavings in epoxy for pen blanks. Kind of fun but only if you pre paint the pen cylinders

[@matthewharvey8755]

I've made like 10 tops so far, testing designs and such. I would love to try getting all 100 going at once haha

[@wortheffort]

Practice and more hands.

[@thecoppertopdesigns5873]

HUSTLING!

[@wortheffort]

Don't call the cops.

[@vijaygajjar9482]

You make lots of top but you don't spin single time. I lost my 5 minits and network also.

[@wortheffort]

And you're never gonna get the 5 minutes back. Mwhahhahahha

[@DragonGateDesign]

Did you actually make 100 on 5 minutes?

[@jaredlanny03]

No, just fast forwarded for us

[@wortheffort]

Yes

[@haotian7364]

are you speedster?

[@wortheffort]

Nope, but I do know how to edit.

[@adamka-1]

This was not what I had in mind.
My disappointment is immeasurable,
*and my day is ruined.*

[@wortheffort]

My life is complete now.

[@timffoster]

I waited 5 minutes to see you spin one..... so disappointed :(
(but other than that, good job)

[@wortheffort]

Thanks

[@Zerkbern]

Lower level on music, pls. Really loud. Great vid!

[@steven6196]

G g"

[@wortheffort]

danka

[@VinceDonkovWorks]

Mesmerizing... Pure porn!

[@wortheffort]

bow chicka wow wow.

[@jakebudde7393]

What kind of wood did you use?

[@wortheffort]

hard maple. All explained in my how to make tops video.