Comment by chias
1 day ago
Those look super cool, but I'm also not sure I'd be ready to throw down $340 for the 50 piece starter set.
1 day ago
Those look super cool, but I'm also not sure I'd be ready to throw down $340 for the 50 piece starter set.
I bought the magnatile-knockoff-version essentially and while not as pure montessori as the wooden blocks, they're 1/10th the price and my 4-year-old is _loving_ this kit: https://amzn.to/3MVXRXg
Wood's expensive these days. It's probably costing close to a ton just for the nice beech they're made of.
Beech is the cheapest of the common European hardwoods. Even through a distributor it’s only about 1400-1700 € per cubic meter in 5cm / 2” planks. For context, the cheapest construction lumber is about 300-800, oak 2500, american walnut 4000.
Have you tried buying cheap crappy sheathing ply recently?
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