Our building kits are laser-cut from wood. Read this before building.
TODO legal review: Have the age claims and warnings reviewed against the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and the General Product Safety Regulation; decide per product whether CE marking and the 0-3 warning symbol are required.
Age and supervision
- The legal minimum age is on every product page. Kits with small parts are not suitable for children under 3 years: choking hazard.
- The building advice (for example "from 8 years") is about difficulty, not safety. Children should always build under adult supervision.
Tools and materials
- Parts are pushed out of the sheet by hand. Use a hobby knife to trim remnants if needed, cutting away from your body.
- Use water-based wood glue. Glue in a ventilated room and keep glue out of reach of children.
- Lightly sand sharp edges with fine sandpaper (180 grit or finer).
- Laser-cut edges are slightly darkened; that is soot, not a defect. Wash your hands after building.
Assembly
- Lay out all parts and compare them with the parts list in the manual.
- Dry-fit the parts without glue.
- Glue only when everything fits. Let the glue dry for 24 hours before loading the product.
- Treat outdoor products with a suitable varnish or oil; untreated wood is not weatherproof.
Use
Building kits are decorative or intended for the stated use (for example a birdhouse). They are not meant to be stood or sat on unless the product page says so explicitly. Keep wood away from open flames.