How our wooden toys are made

From a plank of beech to a toy in a child's hand: the cutting, sanding, painting and waxing that go into every piece.

It starts with the wood

We work with beech, birch, maple and oak from forests that are replanted, cut in the workshop and dried slowly so the pieces stay true. Every edge is rounded by hand before a child ever touches it.

Colour you can trust

The paints are water-based and the finish is plant oil and beeswax, tested to the European toy standard. Nothing flakes, nothing smells, and a toy that goes in a mouth is fine.

• Wipe with a damp cloth, never soak.
• Rub in a little beeswax once a year.
• Keep out of strong sun so the colours stay bright.

Made to be handed down

A good wooden toy outlives the childhood it was bought for. We make ours to be passed on to a brother, a cousin or a grandchild.

Simple toys, played with for years.

Ask us anything

Write to us about engraving, sizes or a present and we answer within a working day.