It’s hard to imagine a world without little plastic bricks, especially if you have a kid who’s obsessed. But what if LEGO were made of wood? The cool part is that they actually exist. And they’re compatible with the original bricks too.
Japanese firm Mokurokku has created a line of all-natural Mokulock bricks made of six different woods like maple and birch that turn building blocks into an art form. Each package costs around $25 and includes 24 wooden LEGO bricks. The details mention that some warping is possible due to heat and humidity — so keep them off the radiator! — but the non-toxic wooden bricks should interlock just fine with the LEGO parts you have at home.
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(Updated) As of 2020, the Mokulock bricks are no longer available through a Japanese site, but are now owned by IPPINKA and sold right through Amazon — good news, because when we originally published this post, the website was 99% in Japanese.
The idea of wooden LEGO pieces is just too cool not to mention. We love seeing something as ubiquitous as everyone’s favorite plastic bricks turned completely around. Who knew LEGO could be so zen?
Those are cool! I will check back to see when you find them listed on an English speaking site.
I’m assuming they don’t take orders from overseas. They only accept bank transfer, postal transfer and cash on delivery as payment methods (it’s typical for small business in Japan). If you want me to ask them in Japanese, I can inquire if there are any US company which imports their products or any questions you have.
Here is the site translated to English 🙂
https://www.mokulock.com/item.html