Harlequin Wooden Yo-Yo | Fixed Wheel

A modern spin on an ancient toy that provides endless hours of fascination. Handcrafted in limited quantities in Austria, these wooden yo-yos are a best seller. They are made from a variety of woods native to Europe and produced in unique color combinations. These yo-yos are ideal for birthday parties (kids and adults alike), gift bags and corporate gifts. And each yo-yo comes with its very own pouch for safekeeping.

This Harlequin Yo-Yo is a classic yo-yo, complete with raised layers of playful colors on either side, creating 20 different color combinations. This yo-yo comes as a fixed wheel version that just goes up and down on a colorful string, perfect for beginners.

The Mader family business, owned and operated by Klaus and Margit Mader, was founded in 1991 in Austria. The spinning top always played a major role in their woodworking shop. What began as a hobby to fill time, with a very special “thrown top” Klaus used to play with in his homeland as a child (called a TOTZ’N), transformed into a passion that occupied a significant amount of their time, as these toys can be somewhat addictive.

Mader creates all of their tops exclusively by hand. Classical wood turning techniques are used, as are more technically difficult methods, such as overhead reaming and undercutting. In up to 20 work stages, the tops are turned, burned, embossed, carved, brushed, painted and varnished.

Working by hand allows Mader to properly enhance and showcase the interesting and rare woods they so often use. The very bright, hard maple is best suited as the base of their painted tops while the rich variety of European woods produce the characteristic color spectrum that is typical of Mader tops. For the natural wood tops, their diverse color palette is achieved through the use of cherry, pear, birch, ash, walnut, plum, acacia, and Crown-of-Thorns woods. Their trademark remains the burned-in stripe on the equator of each top.

Mader’s business philosophy is quite simple. All tops are to be made by hand, suitable as toys for children of all ages, affordable and, even if already played with, can be displayed in a museum display case. We whole-heartedly agree.

This yoyo measures 1" L x 2.5" diameter.

- Made with beech wood.

- Recommended for ages 6+