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Featherweight Spindles

Two featherweight wooden drop 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

$55

plus shipping

See List and Order

Standard Wood
Hardwood Shaft

$75

plus shipping

See List and Order

Premium Wood
Hardwood Shaft

$90 - $105

plus shipping

See List and Order
Check out our Frequent Buyer Program!

Special Order

May take up to 4 weeks for delivery

Special Combination
Standard Wood
Hardwood Shaft

$75

plus shipping

Request

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 13 April 2021.

Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams

Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz

Sorted by Wood

Bamboo  17
Birds Eye Maple  16 (2), 17 or 19
Bocote 
19, 21 or 22
Bubinga
  19, 20 or 21
(2)
Butternut  18 (2)
Canarywood
  15, 16 (2) or 17
Cherry  14 or 15 
Lacewood 19 (2) 
Maple  14, 16, 17, 18 (2) or 19
Pau Amarillo  18
Purpleheart  19 or 21 (3)
Red Cedar  12 or 13 
Redheart   16
Walnut  15 (4), 17 (2)
Zebrawood 16, 18 or 19

 

Sorted by weight:

12 g   Red Cedar
1
3 g   Cherry, Red Cedar 
14 g   Cherry, Maple 
15 g   Canarywood, Cherry, Walnut
16 g   Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Maple, Redheart, Zebrawood
17 g   Bamboo, Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Maple, Walnut
18 g   Butternut, Maple, Pau Amarillo, Zebrawood
19 g   Birds Eye Maple, Bocote, Bubinga, Lacewood, Maple,
              Purpleheart, Zebrawood
20 g  Bubinga
21 g   Bocote, Bubinga, Purpleheart
22 g   Bocote

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. 

Whorl Wood:
Weight:

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 16 April 2021.

Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams

Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz

Bamboo  17  Cherry
Bocote 
17, 20 or 21   Walnut
Canarywood
  17  Osage Orange
Cherry  13 (3) or 15  Cherry
Colonial Concord (18th c Pine Beam)   SOLD OUT
Lisa’s Cookie (Spalted Cherry)  13  Cherry
Mahogany
  14 Bocote
Redheart   15, 16 (2) or 17 (2) Cherry; 17, 18 or 19 Tulipwood;
     
20 Bubinga
Walnut  17 Bocote
Zebrawood  17  Walnut
Ziricote  17 (2)  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. 

Whorl Wood:
Shaft Wood:
Weight:

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 16 April 2021.

 

Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams

Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz

Ailanthus  16  Blue Mahoe
Amboyna Burl 19 (2) Redheart;
       20  Cochin Rosewood
| $95
Ambrosia Maple 
14, 15 or 16  Walnut
Black & White Ebony  22  Walnut
Buckeye Burl
  11 (2)  Walnut | $95
Clearwater
  16 (2) or 18 (2)  Walnut | $105
Cochin Rosewood  21  Redheart;  22  Cochin Rosewood or
      
Kingwood;  23  Chechen
Dogwood
  20  Walnut; 21  Kingwood
Dyer Oak Burl  18 or 19  Walnut
Fiddleback Koa  18  Bubinga or Chechen;
      18  Osage Orange
; 20 Bubinga
Holly 
17  Tulipwood
Karelian Birch
  15, 17 or 18  Walnut
Maple Burl 
17  Walnut  | $95
Navy Surplus
(Live Oak from Boston’s 19th-c shipyard
      soaking ponds) 
22 (2) or 25  Chechen;
      24 or 25   Bocote
| $100
Oregon Myrtle  13  Teak, 15  Bocote or Walnut
Pink Ivory  
21  Redheart; 22 or 23 Tulipwood
Spalted Tamarind   19  Bocote
Sumac 
12  Walnut
Swiss Pear
14 Walnut
Temple Teak   15  Teak
Thuya Burl  19  Chechen; 21  Chechen or Morado | $95

 

 

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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. 

Whorl Wood:
Shaft Wood:
Weight:
Choose the appropriate cost for your combination of whorl and shaft

Special Order Whorl and Shaft Wood Combination

How to Request a Special Combination

If you would like a special combination of Whorl and Shaft wood, please email us with your specifications using the form to the right. We will contact you about availability, cost, and projected time needed for production and delivery.

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. 

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Frequent Buyer Program

Every spindle you purchase in 2021 counts toward your 20% or 50% discount.

Purchase 4 spindles from us, and take a 20% discount on any size Standard spindle (available with hardwood shafts at surcharge)

OR

Purchase 5 spindles from us, and take 50% off any size Standard spindles (same offer for hardwood shafts).

PLUS, get a shipping credit of up to $10.45. This offer expires on December 31, 2021!

 

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