KnotHead Report post Posted April 26, 2009 Here's a very nice cocbolo with stainless steel shaft worked to a spaded end that I would consider just about right for leather braiding. The creator has his own little shop over at my website. His name is PeeJay and he can do custom work as well. He designs the tool in Solid Works and then turns it the old fashion way on a metal lathe. Here's his email if you would like for him to make you a custom tool like the one seen here. peejay@khww.net Brian... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 Knothead That's a dang nice looking fid!!! Thanks for the info. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Not a problem. PJ has made one spike already and I have another one he sending me that is much like the one pictured above. If you'd like to have a great spike made by a really down to earth guy, Peejay is the guy to email. He will make a design by your specs, then send you an image of what he has designed, you make a note of any changes, he then makes the changes and sends you another image of the tool, and if you like at that point you email him back to let him know that the tool looks good and go ahead and make it. Payments are worked out with Peejay directly, then he makes the tool for you and when done it will be shipped to your mailing address. I have one now that is almost identical to the one below, minus the casa knot; Peejay is very reliable and very much on time. He can take payments by paypal, and he is very easy to work with in that department. I like his work and he is an avid knot tyer and will be learning leather braiding as time comes available to him to do so. I gave him some specs on the kind of leather braiding fid I use now and the first photo in the first post above is what he designed and made. His skills are just tremendous. Brian... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Okay. I could'nt resist. I had to have one made for me. PJ made one for me and sent it to me this past week. Wow! It's a bunch better than the Tandy one I have been using for the past couple of years. But now I have two and it's nice to have both. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted June 7, 2009 Here's a braiding fid I designed for my friend Mike. I hope to have it made for him some day. Stainless Steel with a Japanese Oak Handle and Candy Apple Red Engraving of his nick name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
