On the market in the sale of wooden toys,
The most common wood used for toys are pine, Gugertree, basswood, basswood plywood, MDF (wood synthetic board, often said density board), beech, and rubber wood.
Pine
Low cost (imported is more expensive), lighter, whiter, with larger grain lines, and more prone to cracking than other woods.
Gugertree
most commonly used as a wooden toy, higher price than pine, high density, heavier, uniform grain, resistant to falling.
Basswood
Beige, light, no grain, resistant to falling, more expensive than the two.
Basswood plywood
Easy to cut, often used to make wooden puzzles.
MDF
Density board, easy to cut, brown color, parts of wooden toys or packages with paint, it’s low cost.
Beech
The grain of the Beech wood is uniform, the transverse section is a bit like rice grain, and also resistant to falling.The price is higher than gugertree.
Rubber wood
The toy that makes with this kind of wood, usually given to younger children, feel very good, very safe.
In addition, in Chinese market,imported wood is much expensive than domestic wood. Wooden toys are mainly used in the above several.
