Topic: 10 monobolos, 10 strings on each hand (Read 14427 times)

johnm · « **Reply #30 on:** October 13, 2012, 12:48:44 PM »

and another top related sculpture picture possibly located at the Beijing Olympic Sports Center but maybe not?

the Earl of Whirl · « **Reply #31 on:** October 13, 2012, 03:49:41 PM »

I told my wife that is the kind of sculpture I want in my front yard. She said "when you have your own front yard you can have that sculpture in it.". That sounds like a yes for me having this on my grave!

ta0 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 13, 2012, 07:59:24 PM »

The 24 kongzhu thing is out of this world, simply incredible! I guess they are keeping some kind a record on the number of kongzhus played by one person. By the way, I don't really understand the set up, I need to think about it one day.

I love giant spintop sculptures and this qualifies. One more addition to the list of places I would like to visit one day and get a picture while spinning a top.

I can see why Dawn would not like it on her front yard. The sculpture is kind of . . . "masculine"

Super great finds, John. Thanks for posting them!

Zeemo · « **Reply #33 on:** October 18, 2012, 08:54:59 AM »

I always wondered how the original bamboo kongzhu was made by hand. The first part of this video shows the technique used for a diabolo and a monobolo. The rest of the video is off topic but kinda funny. Anyway, I hope some of the woodworkers on the board will get some ideas from this.

http://www.bon.tv/12/124/6595-hand-made-in-china-episode-6-kongzhu-and-paper-art.shtml#.UH_5SO1AsQI

the Earl of Whirl · « **Reply #34 on:** October 18, 2012, 12:43:56 PM »

Fascinating. I, too, always wondered about how those bamboo ones were made. That's great info. Wonder if anyone will take off on any of this?

Thanks for the video!

lincolnrick · « **Reply #35 on:** October 18, 2012, 01:41:57 PM »

Nice to see the process, but their walkthrough was pretty superficial. It would be hard to get all the necessary steps from that short piece. I did enjoy watching the two hosts, they seemed to have a great time and the guy was pretty funny.