For the past few years I have been making some interesting wooden arcade-style joysticks, mostly for classic Nintendo consoles and the Commodore 64 personal computer.

Have any questions or comments about anything you see on here? Send me an email at info@uniquejoysticks.com. I'd love to hear from you!

For Sale!!!

Almost all of the joysticks you see here, and some you don't see here, are FOR SALE! See my store on Etsy for prices, or email me directly if you'd rather buy more directly from me. And if you have any ideas for a cool custom project, let me know! I'll bet I can make it happen.

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I've recently gotten into doing some interesting woodworking to make arcade joysticks for retro video games. Some of these are for Commodore 64, and some are USB joysticks for use on MiSTer FPGA consoles or other computers.

What's up with those stripes?

I've been experimenting with gluing several layers of different types of wood together and then cutting, sanding, and polishing the cross section to reveal some pretty cool natural wood stripes. I like how it's working out!

When I made this specific joystick, with the black buttons and ball handle, I recorded the process so that you can see how I get these results. And you don't need as many fancy tools as you might think.

I'm working on more of these joysticks with more interesting types of wood with some reall great natural colors. More to come!