BerlinBraids - Wooden Tools

Equipment for Kumihimo: Japanese Braiding

Because we do the work ourselves we can usually respond to requests for lighter bobbins, heavier bobbins, or matching lost or missing bobbins. We can make marudais & bobbins of various wood types & legs of various heights (but we recommend the standard 40 cm/16" height.)

The marudais come apart for easy transport.


Marudai		Bobbins in progress before filling (left) and capping		padauk marudai	purple heart marudai	padauk bobbins	purple heart bobbins

Marudai braiding stand in hardwood. The usual diameter is 10 inches.
Usually available: maple, cherry, walnut
Special: padauk, purple heart, curly maple, jatoba, when we can get the wood.

Larger marudais, when available. 11+ inches, sometimes, 12 inches

Special woods, as above

$130.00
$140.00

$150

$160

Bobbins: 70 grams, all woods except

Purple heart, padauk and lacewood bobbins

each $8.00
each $9.00

Set of 16 bobbins: 70 grams

$128.00

Set of 16 bobbins, special woods, purple heart, padauk, lacewood

$144.00

100 gram bobbins

each $10.00

Counterweight pouch

$2.00

Counterweights: lead "coins", approx 70 grams

ea. $2.00

Set for 8 bobbins (4 x 70 g "coins")

$8.00

Set for 16 bobbins (8 x 70 g plus 1 x 35 g "coin")

$16.00

Complete Set which includes:
Regular marudai, sixteen 70g bobbins, chopstick, 8 x 70 g plus 1 x 35 g counterweight "coins" and pouch

$260.00

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Peter turns the marudai tops using hardwoods from all over the world.	Drills them out.
Shirley fills them with molten lead and caps them. She then sands, waxes and buffs.