Fiddlehead Toys
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Permaculture inspired toys for the homestead, the campsite, the farm, the trail...
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Fiddlehead Toys are all natural, rustic wooden toys. They are hand crafted in Philadelphia from locally collected, reclaimed hardwood that I salvage from my work in ecological landscape design and construction. I strive to create durable, heirloom quality toys, capable of being handed down to the next generation of imaginative kids. I craft the toys in a manner reminiscent of traditional tool con
09/04/2020
Hi folks, this page has been inactive for a while, but I keep up with posting available items and commissions over on Instagram. Head over there for the latest carving fun, ,
https://www.instagram.com/fiddleheadtoys/
09/17/2015
Sunday Sunday Sunday!
I'll be doing a live spoon carving demo and sale at the Collins Nursery Fall Open House, in Glenside PA, 11am - 3pm. Come on out, see how it's done, buy some plants, maybe buy a spoon. Oh yeah, and it's at a castle.
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Sept. 20, 2015
773 Roslyn Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038
Collins Nursery Fall Open House
Sunday, September 20: A live demonstration of hand-carving wooden spoons by Robin Irizarry from Fiddlehead Toys and TTF Watershed. Spoons and wooden toys will also be available for sale.
To see his work follow on Instagram.
09/16/2015
Toy tomahawk, finished and ready for adventure. Black walnut and Hickory.
& toys for your .
08/14/2015
So I'm curious if any of my fellow carvers out there experience anything similar to this. Nearly every time I go out to my stump in the yard and start knocking out spoon blanks with the axe I'm visited by a little Downy Woodpecker. He starts tapping away at the dead standing sassafras just 10' from me, as if the sound attracted him. Any similar stories?
08/14/2015
Little wooden scoop, in cherry.
08/09/2015
Back side of Cherry serving spoon.
08/09/2015
Front side of Cherry serving spoon. Maybe a little more detail for this one once it dries.
08/07/2015
: Early a.m. spoon work in progress. In cherry.
07/31/2015
Backyard bushcrafting essentials. One of the beautiful things about wooden toys is if you care for them, they can last for generations. At the end of their life time, you can set them out in the woods and let them disappear.
Spinning this one for the full effect. Eating spoon carved from some storm fallen cherry that was blocking my bike commute through .
07/27/2015
Birthday present for a great friend and mentor. Eating spoon in cherry.
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