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Marble transportation systems made from wood

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@The NYC Toy fair 2008 some of the "toys" are meant for younger maker kids but they have an obvious home with just about anyone - HaPe makes all sorts of bead-on-wire sets as well a many well-crafted wood learning toys, but the ones I liked the most was their Quadrilla line. They are wood maze-like sculptures that use gravity to get a marble to travel around its structure. Creating a giant one of these is extremely fun, the craftsmanship is outstanding.

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HaPe- Link.
More photos of Quadrilla @ Flickr - Link.
Giant set of NYC Toy fair 2008 photos @ Flickr - Link.
MAKE's coverage of the NYC Toy Faire 2008 in one place! - Link.

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