Wooden BOHO – YoYoing the classic way: wood, string and nothing else

Dave’s take

“BOHO is basically the complete opposite of almost everything else we sell at Yo-Shop: no ball bearing, no tuning and no high-tech – just a classic wooden YoYo.
And that is exactly why I like it. It feels nostalgic and direct and reminds you how simple a YoYo can actually be. For modern long string tricks I would obviously choose a ball-bearing model, but for classic tricks, old-school feel or simply as a beautiful wooden throw, BOHO has a charm of its own.”

Dave Geigle · 5-time European YoYo Champion · Playing since 1997

• Made from beech wood → natural play feel and unique grain on every YoYo
• Traditional one-piece construction → genuine old-school YoYo without bearings or complicated hardware
• Responsive → returns directly to your hand with a tug
• Handmade in the Czech Republic → traditional manufacturing rather than anonymous mass-produced plastic
• Can be customized → the wooden surface can also be painted or decorated

Back to the origins

Before ball bearings, CNC aluminum and bimetal weight rings shaped modern YoYoing, the concept was wonderfully simple: two wooden halves, a fixed axle and a string.

Wooden BOHO brings that traditional feel back. It reacts immediately to your hand movements and creates a very different connection compared with modern unresponsive designs.

Handmade from beech wood in the Czech Republic

BOHO is made from beech wood, with natural grain that gives every individual YoYo a slightly different appearance.

You can even paint or decorate the wood yourself if you want to create your own personalized piece.

A beautiful YoYo – deliberately not a modern performance model

The fixed wooden axle is perfectly appropriate for classic tricks. For long sleepers, layered string tricks and modern competition combos, ball-bearing YoYos are technically far more capable.

BOHO is not trying to compete with them. Its appeal lies precisely in its simplicity and traditional feel.