Has anyone made one of these? My DF and I were going to, but he passed away before we could get it figured out. I want to make (at least) one for my DSIL for Christmas, but might need to be asking "dumb" questions (easier to handle than dumb mistakes.)
TIA
JJMolvik
There was an article in a copy of SpinOff 6/7 years ago detailing how to build a swift using yardsticks or paint stirring sticks. Shouldn't be too difficult to find instructions on the Interwebs if you don't already have them...
I've had to re-tie my Glimakra swift because the cotton twine wears out. The trick seems to be in making sure the ends of the sticks are aligned before you tie them off. I'd guess using a drill press and drilling as many sticks at once as you can will aid in that.
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