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.
Updated 5 June 2023
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
Birds Eye Maple 17
Bubinga 19 or 20 (2)
Butternut 15 or 18 (2)
Canarywood 15, 16 (2) or 17 (2)
Maple 18 (2) or 19
Red Cedar 12 or 15
Walnut 17
Sorted by weight:
12 g Red Cedar
15 g Butternut, Canarywood, Red Cedar
16 g Canarywood
17 g Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Walnut
18 g Butternut, Maple
19 g Bubinga, Maple
20 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 5 June 2023.
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.
Bocote 21 Walnut
Canarywood 17 Walnut
Cherry 13 (2) Cherry; 15 Redheart
Makore 19 or 20 Cherry
Redheart 16 (3) or 17 Cherry; 17, 18 or 19 Tulipwood;
20 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 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 25 April 2023.
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.
African Rosewood 18 Redheart
Ailanthus 15 (2) Walnut; 16 Blue Mahoe
Ambrosia Maple 14 (3) Walnut
Argentine Lignum vitae 26 (2) Blue Mahoe; 26 Walnut
Blue Mahoe 15 or 17 Blue Mahoe
Buckeye Burl 11 or 12 (2) Blue Mahoe | $95
Ceylon Satinwood 17 Kingwood; 21 Cochin Rosewood
Clearwater 16 Walnut | $105
Cochin Rosewood 23 Chechen
Dogwood 20 Walnut; 21 Purpleheart
Fiddleback Koa 15 Cherry
Flame Box Elder 14 or 15 Redheart medium markings
Karelian Birch 16 or 17 Walnut
Kauri 10 Cherry; 13 Bocote
Magnolia 17 Tulipwood
Öland Island (Swedish Plane Tree) 16 Cherry
Osage Orange 18 Walnut; 20 Chechen; 22 Bocote
Plumwood 17 or 19 Tulipwood
Port Orford Cedar 12 or 14 (2) Cherry
Thuya Burl 20 or 21 Cherry | $95
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.
