Made by one maker, from start to finish.
Klemen designs and builds every AKU marudai in his workshop in Slovenia.
Most marudai on the market are cut from thin plywood. Ours are solid hardwood, because the stand and the bobbins are the part of kumihimo you touch for hours.
Beech and ash are dense, fine-grained and stable. We sand each part until it feels smooth, and we stop there. No oil, no paint, no lacquer, so nothing sits between your threads and the wood.
Bobbins are turned from hard beech and individually weighed to 60, 70 or 80 g. That is what keeps tension even from one strand to the next.
Three things we will not compromise.
Real wood
Solid beech and ash only. Grain you can see, weight you can feel.
Real finish
Fine sanding by hand. A surface that feels right to the thread.
Real answers
You talk to the person who made your stand. Buyers regularly mention how quickly we reply.
Ordering for a group?
Teachers and guilds order in numbers. For five or more stands, we offer group pricing and can match leg heights and bobbin sets to your class.
Ask about group ordersOwn the one you will actually keep using.
Hand-finished solid wood. Shipped flat, assembled in minutes.
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