Hand-turned in Ohio

Every buckeye
we make can sing.

We hollow real Ohio buckeyes, fit them with a tiny hand-wound music mechanism, and tune each one before it leaves the workshop. Wind it, and it plays.

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The collection

Small batch, wind-up, one at a time

Each buckeye is fitted by hand, so grain and shell pattern vary — no two play from an identical shell.

Bestseller
The Original Singing Buckeye
Plays a classic Ohio fight tune on an 18-note mechanism. Comes on a walnut stand.
$38.00
Ornament Buckeye
A smaller singer, ribboned for the tree, tuned to a simple lullaby.
$24.00
New
Graduation Buckeye
Engraved cap, plays your school's fight song. A popular Ohio grad gift.
$44.00
Keepsake Pair
Two buckeyes, two tunes, boxed together — a favorite for weddings.
$68.00
Buckeye Keychain
Pocket-sized, plays four notes on a squeeze. A workshop favorite of ours too.
$16.00
Made to order
Custom Tune Buckeye
Send us up to 18 notes; we'll cut a cylinder and tune it to your song.
$56.00
Since 2014

Started at a kitchen table in Chillicothe

The first buckeye we ever fitted with a music mechanism was a gift — a birthday present that took three ruined shells to get right. It played eight notes, off-key, and our grandmother cried anyway.

We're still a family shop. Every buckeye is gathered locally in the fall, dried for a full season, hollowed by hand, and fitted with a mechanism we wind-test twice before it ships.

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"We test every mechanism before it ever touches a shell — a buckeye only gets fitted once."— Workshop notebook, 2019
The process

From fallen nut to wind-up keepsake

No two shells hollow the same, which is why this stays a hand process.

i.

Gathered & dried

We collect buckeyes each October from a handful of Ohio groves, then dry them slowly for a full season so the shell won't crack.

ii.

Hollowed by hand

Each shell is opened along a hidden seam, hollowed to the exact depth a mechanism needs, and sanded smooth inside.

iii.

Fitted & tuned

A hand-wound mechanism is set inside, tested for tone and tempo, then sealed and finished with a first coat of oil.

"I gave one at my son's graduation and half the room asked where I got it. It still plays every note."

— Marilyn T., Columbus, OH