Not all wood is equal when it comes to making toys and my favourite is rubberwood. It's amazing how may really great toys are made from this material it just seems am ideal choice when making a wooden toy.
Originally cultivated for the latex sap the tree produces they are felled after about 30 years (when their yield of latex naturally reduces) and new trees planted. The wood from the tree is a tight grained hardwood that is just perfect for making toys with. Since these trees are not felled specifically for timber use but are part of a maintained forestry program they are seen as an ecologically sound choice of wood for use in manufacturung. The wood is durable, hard to splinter, easy to work with and ages well.
So where is it grown? In short the best quality rubberwood is harvested in Thailand, so if you see a toy made in Thailand from rubberwood it's a good indication it may be worth taking a closer look.
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