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Bench Dog Woodcrafts specializes in the creation of wooden goods with particular interest in games and toys. Handmade in Metcalfe, Ontario.

03/22/2023

With Easter soon arriving on April 9; we are once again making available our Stacking Rabbits toy.

These handmade wooden rabbits provide several forms of play for children and adults: played with as figurines, mixed up and sorted out, stacked up like a 3d puzzle, knocked over, then start again!

These rabbits would be a great gift for a little one to expand their imagination, provide sensory play, and develop their fine motor skills in a game of stacking. While these rabbits are safe for children of all ages to play with as they are all natural and sanded; no child should be left unattended.

Each set of rabbits includes 24 figures, provided in an equal variety of six different poses. These figures are made from Maple and Walnut. Each set can be provided as all one wood type or as a mix. The figures measure up to 4.5 cm (1.7") tall and are provided in a cotton bag.

Please feel free to DM or email us for orders and inquiries!

06/20/2022

These cute wooden puzzles are a perfect gift for a toddler / pre-school age kid. Each wood puzzle is made of out of baltic birch ply and has between 11-14 pieces to challenge the user. The puzzles are approximately 9.5" by 9.5" with the following different themes: Farm Animals, Jungle Animals, Insects and Dinosaurs. The puzzles can be left unstained, or stained with a water-based wood stain in vibrant colours.

A natural unstained puzzle is $20, stained is $30. Discount available with the purchase of multiple puzzles!

06/06/2022

Aggravation and Fast Track is a great game that can be played by people of all ages! There are two ways to play, aggravation is played with a set of die and fast track is played with a deck of cards.

This board game is double sided with a four player version on one side and a six player version on the other. The board is approximately 14" by 16" and made of baltic birch ply. The boards can be stained in either a light or dark stain, acrylic paint is used to colour the holes and a polyurethane top coat over the entire board.

The double sided board game is $95 and comes with 24 coloured marbles and a set of die in a cotton bag.

06/02/2022

We have been a bit quiet lately as we prepare our first market!

Come by the Metcalfe Farmer's Market this Saturday between 9-1 to see some of our new products.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

04/20/2022

Double Sided Tracing Boards!

Trace letters and shapes with a finger or stylus, fill the spaces with sensory items, practice counting and letter recognition with these vibrant, child-friendly tracing boards. The available sides include:
1) Uppercase letters;
2) Lowercase letters;
3) Numbers 0 - 10 with Counting Circles;
4) Ten common shapes.

Each boards is double sided and sized approximately 10" x 10" x 1".

One wooden tracing stylus is included with each board, and each stylus has an embedded magnet for easy board attachment to a steel pin set into stylus groove.

Each board has a sanded finish in natural pine wood. Should you wish, you can add to your purchase a colour finish for each board side. We add each colour by way of SamaN waterbased stains, which are kid & pet friendly after curing. The colour options available are in the last picture.

A double sided board in natural pine is $45. To customize the colour of the board is an additional $10 for a total of $55. Discount available when purchasing a set of boards.

04/11/2022

Looking for a perfect Mother's Day gift?

We're now making heart-shaped dishes of a perfect size to hold jewelry, keys, or knick-knacks; and these charming gifts can be customized with an engravement.

Available in Maple or Walnut and finished with a polished shellac coating, each dish will be unique due to the variations in wood grain. The dish is approximately 4.5" wide, 4" tall and 1" thick.

Maple hearts are available for $25.
Walnut hearts are available for $30.

The bottom of each dish can enhanced with a engravement to add a personal touch for your gift.

Adding an engravement is an additional $10. We recommend the message to be around 20 words or fewer for a larger text size.

Please DM for inquiries and orders!

04/07/2022

Last chance to order these cute stacking rabbits before Easter!!

Set of 12 mixed rabbits for $15.
Set of 24 mixed rabbits for $30.

Please DM for orders or inquiries!

03/21/2022

Now available for order: Easter Egg Trays!
Perfect as an easter serving plate, a child’s sensory tray, and everyday use!

These trays are cut from a solid piece of wood and sealed with flaxseed oil & food safe wax to provide a non-toxic coating.

We are making these trays out light woods: Maple & Ash, and dark woods: Walnut & Padouk. Two sizes are available for order: Small (7” x 9 ¼“); Large (8” x 10 ½”). Examples of each type of wood and tray size can be found among the photos.

Pricing:
Small - Light wood: $40
Small - Dark wood: $50
Large - Light wood: $50
Large - Dark Wood: $60

While we provide a selection of sizes and wood types - every tray will be different as they are handmade and each piece of wood is unique in colour and grain.

Care Notes: This item is not to be put in the microwave or dishwasher. Clean by hand with a damp cloth & dry after washing. Heat and bristles brushes may take away from the beeswax coating. Depending on use, reapply a food safe wax to help preserve wood over time.

Currently we are able to fulfil orders to be available for pick-up/shipped-out before Easter 2022. We will update this message should additionally making time be required to fulfil new orders.

Let us know what size and wood type you would like to order, and we'll get started!

Pick-Up in Metcalfe. Shipping available at an extra cost.

03/16/2022

Coming Soon: Easter Egg Trays!

Made out of a solid piece of wood, these trays are being made in two sizes:
Large (approx 8" x 10.75")
Small (approx 7" x 9.5")

These tray will be made available before Easter, however they will be a limited production; so if you are interested in purchasing one, let us know.

More wood type/price details to be released by the end of the week!

03/08/2022

Welcome to Bench Dog Woodcrafts! We are excited to officially begin the launch of our shop.

Our first product - just in time for Easter: Stacking Rabbits! These handmade wooden rabbits provide several forms of play for children and adults. They can be played with as figurines, mixed up and sorted out, stacked up like a 3d puzzle, knocked over, then start again!

These rabbits would be a great gift for a little one to expand their imagination, provide sensory play, and develop their fine motor skills in a game of stacking. While these rabbits are safe for children of all ages to play with as they are all natural and sanded; no child should be left unattended.

Each set of rabbits includes 24 figures, provided in an equal variety of six different poses. These figures are made from Maple, White-Oak and Walnut. Each set can be provided in any one or as a mix of two wood types. The figures measure up to 4.5 cm (1.7") tall and are provided in a cotton bag.

Please feel free to DM or email us for orders and inquiries!

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Ottawa, ON

Telephone

+16139088990

Website

http://www.benchdogwoodcrafts.ca/

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