Fire poi made completely out of kevlar

No, I never bother soaking them for ages before the first burn.
I'm not going to go into any detail because there are a fair few posts dotted around here that talk about it, but I've never found that it helps.

Soaking the other end in water probably would work, but then you'd end up with a very soggy pair of poi

I just tied a couple of knots in the end of mine, rather than making sock + ball handles and they work find for me. I don't throw or wibble mine though so I don't need perfectly balanced poi, I just want something to hold on to

First test spin vid is up, get it here:

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/show...ll/fpart/1/vc/1

No problems so far

ace vid
already said as much in it's own thread

fantastic looking poi, hope they last you a good long while, I've still got Bov's here, doh.

They the hangmans noose ones?
Those ones are *really* nice

Bov's ones? yeah, haven't been spinning them, wouldn't want them to deteriorate.

where can i find instructions on making that knot?

I don't know what it is called- I sort of made it up- its basically a single strand, laid in such a way so that yiou can then braid through it.

I'll show you at play if you bring some rope?

sure, thanks

I've just uploaded a pic of my new snakes (see gallery) although I must say I would have done it differently if I had seen yours first Chutney, very nice indeed. There are also some pics of my new monkey fists with rope handles, I need to shorten the chains slightly but they throw very nicely so far. Since taking those pics i have put copious amounts of PVA glue on the knots to stop them slipping.

Motley

I made a pair of all kevlar fire poi, there's a picture in my gallery

picture

Not bad

Maybe a little short? (hard to judge)
That knot you have is 2/3s the way to the one I tied I think- your way offsets it to one side, min makes the knot wide and flat- you pays ya money etc etc

Compare notes at Play then (and play safe in the meantime- don't store them dipped )

they are a little short, but I like it that way, i dont have to shorten them at all while spinning, and i can do buzzsaw throws.

How are they new toys working for you Poiboy? Good/ Bad experiences so far?