
Announcement New colours now available! The whole range of Forescolor is now in stock, so in addition to red, orange, yellow, green and blue, there is now brown, light grey, grey and black
Announcement
New colours now available! The whole range of Forescolor is now in stock, so in addition to red, orange, yellow, green and blue, there is now brown, light grey, grey and black
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Maxine on Dec 22, 2020
4 out of 5 starsHad to remind the seller to send the product, so it didn't arrive in time for its intended purpose. Other than that the item is beautiful and was well packaged.
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Courtney on Dec 9, 2020
4 out of 5 starsExcellent quality, well made and sturdy sleigh. I got it personalised for Christmas and it turned out great. It was a bit stiff to put together being freshly cut, but once it’s done it’s such a great decorative piece! Awesome buy, thanks again!
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daina540 on Nov 26, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful quality. Really happy with this purchase!! Thank you
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Tass on Nov 9, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI ordered two of these for my grandsons who are dinosaur mad. They are obsessed with them. Beautifully made and very unique.
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Stacy on Nov 1, 2020
5 out of 5 starsWOW! What a lovely tree. The backlit etchings luminate a gorgeous tree. So happy to have found this. No doubt it will cherished for many years.
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Annette on Oct 29, 2020
5 out of 5 starsSuch a fabulous gift for that hard to buy for person! Customer service was A++++
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Vanessa on Oct 25, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThank you so much for accommodating my needs. This is the perfect tray for my Grapat mandalas and each lift out compartment fits a full set easily. Even better that I can take out the colors I need or take them all out for a free play box/tray. Thank you so much, highly recommend & beautiful quality.
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Sophie on Oct 15, 2020
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely amazing - bigger than I had imagined which is a positive (more money to save!!) and so very well made. This will make a little boy, who is turning 1, very happy! Thanks Stuart!
About OzToymaker
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Models made to a wide variety of sizes such as this pterodactyl, from one that fits in your palm to this 3m monster!
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Couple of shrink-wrapped kits, ready to be sent out
The Toymaker is based in SE Melbourne, and makes wooden toys, puzzles and models to inspire the imagination. NBN* Toys (*No Batteries Needed)
I think I have always been intrigued with woodworking, back to when I was very young seeing my Father and my Uncles making things. Made lots of billy carts as a kid!
This interest grew when I had an opportunity to do woodworking at school on a number of occasions - workshop time in other classes, then as a subject when I got to secondary school. (At least for one year).
(As a bit of an aside, I tried to take woodworking, metal working and tech drawing for my first year at high school, and the principal said "he shouldn't do three technical subjects - drop one and take a language". So I dropped metalwork, took German, failed it two years in a row and became an engineer. Go figure).
Things got quiet for a few years, until I left the Navy and got a day job. With one of the wedding presents being a small wood lathe (a gift from another Uncle!), the scene was set, and my first workshop established.
Things have grown from there. I was president of a local woodworking club for a couple of years, did demonstrations of woodworking machines at wood shows and hardware stores (all in my spare time), and grew a website called Stu's Shed, which was one of the first woodworking blogs in the world, and the first in Australasia. That is still going (and is now approaching 3 million visits. That number is actually very low, as it doesn't take into account email, RSS, Facebook or Twitter subscribers, which pretty much doubles the total site reach). stusshed.com
The shed has been expanded and expanded, and is now home to a raft of machines, including the CNC router that I use to make a lot of the items that appear in this shop.
A bad day in the workshop still beats the best day at work!
I hope you like what you find in my Etsy store - there is a lot learning, time, blood, sweat and tears that has gone into it all, and while you may only see a Hodor door stop for example, there is in fact so much more that has gone in behind the scenes!
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Stuart Lees
Owner, Woodworker
I started woodworking back around 2001, and haven't ever really stopped, outgrowing one shed, then another, and another with an ever-increasing collection of tools and machines.
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I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Digital downloads
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Frequently asked questions
What finish is used on wooden products?
This will be listed in the description for each product. As a general rule, I use wood oils for most wooden products (it has a wonderful aroma too), and food safe mineral oil for any product that is meant to come in contact with food (or is likely to end up in a small child's mouth!)
How is postage calculated?
I have had a few enquiries about the cost of postage from people in the USA. Unfortunately in each case I don't think that they realise that OzToymaker is based in Australia, so it is an international parcel price to the USA.
There is little I can do about that - the price of postage is dictated by Australia Post. Please feel free to contact me for further details or a quote on postage if you have any concerns.