KEVA Planks

Bridgewater, VAFounded 2001

Family-owned maker of precision-cut maple building blocks in Bridgewater, Virginia, since 2001. Founded by Ken Scheel (the name KEVA stands for Knowledge, Exploration, and Visual Arts; the operating entity Doren Toy Company blends Ken and Dorothy Scheel's first names), the company machines each plank to identical dimensions from domestic Maine maple hardwood, relying on gravity alone — no glue, connectors, or fasteners needed — to hold structures together.