Featherweight Spindles
Narrow height, 2″ diameter whorl on a 9″ shaft.
(Shaft trimmed to 7 1/2″ length on request.)
Weight range: 10-22 g/.35-.77 oz, depending on the wood.
Just the thing for luxury fibers like silk, silk blends, cotton and fine wools!
All our spindles are hand crafted in small batches by Jonathan and our inventory sometimes changes daily.
If you want a spindle right away, we suggest ordering a Standard Featherweight with a Birch shaft or one of our “Ready to Ship” combinations.
Special combinations of standard whorl wood and hardwood shaft, if available, may take up to 4 weeks for production and delivery.
Visit the Bosworth Spindle Group at Flickr to see examples of many of our available Standard Featherweights. Colors may vary by monitor; different boards have varying color intensities and grains.
Ready-to-Ship!
Standard Wood
Birch Shaft
Standard Wood
Hardwood Shaft
Premium Wood
Hardwood Shaft
Special Order
May take up to 4 weeks for delivery
Special Combination
Standard Wood
Hardwood Shaft
Standard Wood Whorl w/Birch Shaft
Currently Available
These Standard Featherweight™ spindles are finished with 9″ Birch shafts, ready to test and send. All have superb spin – if necessary, they are pin-balanced.
A number in () means there is more than one spindle at that weight available.
This list updated 11 May 2022.
Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams
Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz
These spindles are $55 unless otherwise noted.
Sorted by Wood
Bocote 19
Bubinga 20 (2) or 21
Butternut 17 or 18
Canarywood 14, 15 (2), 16 (2) or 17
Cherry 16
Lacewood 19 (2)
Maple 18 (2) or 19
Pau Amarillo 18
Red Cedar 12
Walnut 15 or 17 (2)
Zebrawood 17 or 18
Sorted by weight:
12 g Red Cedar
14 g Canarywood
15 g Canarywood, Walnut
16 g Canarywood, Cherry
17 g Butternut, Canarywood, Walnut, Zebrawood
18 g Maple, Pau Amarillo, Zebrawood
19 g Bocote, Lacewood, Maple
20 g Bubinga
21 g Bubinga
Please Note: All Spindle orders are Pre-orders. We will contact you to confirm availability and shipping charges. You will not be charged for your order until it ships, but you need to enter your payment information when you place the pre-order.
Enter the weight and wood you would like for the whorl in the fields below and click the button to add the item to your cart.
Standard Wood Whorl w/Hardwood Shaft
Currently Available - Ready to Ship!
These Standard Featherweight™ spindles are finished with 9″ Hardwood shafts, ready to test and send. All have superb spin – if necessary, they are pin-balanced.
All listings read: Whorl wood Finished weight (in grams) Shaft wood
Ex: Curly Soft Maple: 20 Walnut
In some instances, there is more than one shaft choice available.
Ex: Tiger Maple: 14 Walnut; 17 Morado
A number in () means there is more than one spindle at that weight available.
This list updated 30 April 2022.
Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams
Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz
These spindles are $75 unless otherwise noted.
Bamboo 17 Cherry
Bocote 17, 20 or 21 Walnut
Butternut 18 Walnut
Canarywood 17 Osage Orange or Walnut
Cherry 13 (2) or 15 (2) Cherry; 16 Walnut
Macacauba 17 Redheart
Madrone 15 Cherry
Moonshine (charred Oak Whisky barrel staves) 18 Walnut
Red Cedar 13 Cherry
Redheart 16 (2) or 17 Cherry; 17, 18 or 19 Tulipwood;
20 Bubinga
Summer Kitchen (Chestnut Oak) 14 or 15 Walnut
Walnut 16 Walnut
Please Note: All Spindle orders are Pre-orders. We will contact you to confirm availability and shipping charges. You will not be charged for your order until it ships, but you need to enter your payment information when you place the pre-order.
Enter the weight and wood you would like for the whorl and shaft in the fields below and click the button to add the item to your cart.
Premium Wood Whorl w/Hardwood Shaft
Currently Available - Ready to Ship!
These Premium Featherweight™ spindles are finished with 9″ Hardwood shafts, ready to test and send. All have superb spin – if necessary, they are pin-balanced.
All listings read: Whorl wood Finished weight (in grams) Shaft wood.
Ex: Curly Soft Maple: 20 Walnut
In some instances, there is more than one shaft choice available.
Ex: Tiger Maple: 14 Walnut; 17 Morado
A number in () means there is more than one spindle at that weight available.
This list updated 30 April 2022.
Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams
Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz
These spindles are $90 unless otherwise noted.
Ailanthus 16 Blue Mahoe
Amboyna Burl 19 Redheart; 21 Bubinga; 22 Cochin Rosewood | $95
Ambrosia Maple 15 Walnut
Blue Mahoe 16 Blue Mahoe
Buckeye Burl lightly marked 11 Walnut;
medium marking 11 (3) or 12 (2) Blue Mahoe | $95
Ceylon Satinwood 17 Kingwood; 21 Cochin Rosewood
Clearwater 16 or 18 Walnut | $105
Cochin Rosewood 21 Redheart; 23 Chechen
Cocobolo 22 Cochin Rosewood
Curly Lychee 24 Tulipwood
Dogwood 19 Walnut
Karelian Birch 15 or 17 Walnut
Maple Burl 12, 13 (2) or 17 Walnut | $95
Navy Surplus (Live Oak from Boston’s 19th-c shipyard
soaking ponds) 22 Bocote; 25 Bocote | $105
Öland Island (Swedish Plane Tree) 16 Walnut
Olivewood 21 or 23 Walnut; 24 Cochin Rosewood
Oregon Myrtle 15 Bocote; 16 Walnut
Osage Orange 20 Chechen
Paldao 22 Bocote
Pink Ivory 21 Redheart; 23 Tulipwood
Port Orford Cedar 12 or 14 (2) Cherry
Tulipwood 23 Redheart
Please Note: All Spindle orders are Pre-orders. We will contact you to confirm availability and shipping charges. You will not be charged for your order until it ships, but you need to enter your payment information when you place the pre-order.
Enter the weight and wood you would like for the whorl and shaft in the fields below and click the button to add the item to your cart.
Special Order Whorl and Shaft Wood Combination
How to Request a Special Combination
NOTE: Jonathan turns every spindle personally, and special orders have to be fit into the regular production schedule. Therefore, it can take up to 2 weeks for a special combination to be turned and finished before it can be shipped.
Enter the weight and wood you would like for the whorl and shaft in the fields below and click the button to add the item to your cart.
