The Best Lincoln Logs and Wooden Building Toys
John Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs in 1916 after watching his father design the earthquake-proof foundation of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo using interlocking log construction. The toy was an immediate success and has been in continuous production ever since. These are the sets worth building with.
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How to Choose
Lincoln Logs are available in sets ranging from starter sizes at under 100 pieces to collector editions at over 300 pieces. Larger sets allow more ambitious structures. The important distinction is between current production (made in China from solid pine) and older American-made sets found secondhand -- both are genuine, both use the same notch geometry, and pieces from different eras are compatible with each other.
Lincoln Logs Centennial Edition 111-Piece Set
The Centennial Edition commemorates one hundred years of Lincoln Logs. One hundred and eleven pieces including logs, roof boards, and accessories for building a frontier cabin, a barn, and multiple smaller structures. The logs are solid pine, notched to the original geometry, compatible with sets made decades ago. The set comes in a round tin canister in the original design.
The correct starting set. Enough pieces to build seriously, stored in the original tin canister.
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Lincoln Logs Deluxe Mountain Lodge 301-Piece Set
Three hundred and one pieces -- enough to build a substantial mountain lodge with a second story, a separate stable, a covered porch, and multiple outbuildings simultaneously. The Deluxe Mountain Lodge set is for children who have mastered the basic cabin and want to build at scale. The storage bag is included.
When 111 pieces is not enough. The set that turns the living room floor into a frontier settlement.
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KAPLA Planks Building Set 200 Pieces
KAPLA planks are pine boards in a single precise dimension (2.4 x 4.8 x 14.4cm) with a 1:3:8 ratio that allows them to stack, balance, and build in every direction. Invented in France in 1987 by Tom van der Bruggen, they are used in architecture schools and children's rooms equally. Unlike Lincoln Logs, there are no notches -- stability comes entirely from balance and geometry.
The building toy for children and adults who want open-ended structural play without the prescribed cabin format.
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Uncle Goose Classic ABC Blocks
Uncle Goose makes wooden alphabet blocks in Grand Rapids, Michigan from solid maple. Each block is 1.75 inches, printed on all six faces with letters, numbers, and images in non-toxic inks. The wood is domestic hardwood, not pine -- heavier, harder, and more durable than any comparable block set. Made in America, built to last generations.
The American-made hardwood alphabet block. Heavier and more durable than any imported wood block on the market.
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