Here’s an eco-friendly and child-safe abacus toy made from acacia wood and natural dye by artisans from Visakhapatnam and brought to you by Indieroots. This culture-rich city is renowned for beautiful handcrafted wooden toys. Acacia Wood is naturally anti-bacterial, mold and insect resistant. It also remains unchanged when exposed to water. These unique properties give acacia wood an edge over other varieties. The wood has been hand-cut using humble hand-held tools and then transformed by the quintessential wood turning technique, one that requires skilled hands with geometrical precision. Wood is turned with the use of a lathe which rotates the material along a fixed axis. The rotating block of wood is cut and carved using precision tools, giving this piece of art a covetable charm Material: acacia wood & natural dye