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Take-G Toys

By Bobby / Jun 18, 2007
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When I was a kid, I had a few toys made from wood: building blocks, a train set and a propeller on a stick that you could make fly when you rubbed it in between the palms of your hands.  I’m not a kid anymore, but I want these:

Take-G makes his original creations by hand using a traditional method called Yosegi-Mokuzougan.  Four different kinds of wood are carved and glued together then coated with varnish.  The wooden robots above are one-of-a-kind items for exhibitions and galleries.  Take-G toys for sale are the Take-G blocks and Take-G zoo.  Check out his website for more cool creations made from wood.

LINK: Take-G Toy’s

Here’s an example of traditional Yosegi craftsmanship: