These notes deal with the motion of a symmetrical top in free space. This topic is part of the wider branch of rigid body dynamics, one of the most interesting parts of classical mechanics. These notes exclusively with the Poinsot construction and obtain the solution without any reference whatsoever to Euler's equations. The Poinsot method is a beautiful geometric method to obtain the solution. These notes are based on the following books: 1. Walter Greiner, Klassische Mechanik (Verlag Harri Deutsch) - while good for getting an initial introduction to the subject, the treatment is disappointing and misleading when he discusses nutation of the earth and Chandler's period (pp. 193-194). 2. Kleppner and Kolenkow: the treatment is crisp and clear with a relatively inexperienced reader in mind. 3. Synge and Griffiths: the best treatment for what I had in mind. What I had in mind: to use the Poinsot construction to obtain the motion without invoking Euler's equations. That this is possible is clear from the fact that the Poinsot construction consists of a rolling motion of the Poinsot ellipsoid which should in principle be easy to describe. However the intricacies of the problem are tougher than expected and hence I was prompted to write these notes!