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 10 November 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 19 or 20
Butternut 15 or 18
Canarywood 14, 15, 16, 17 (2) or 18
Cherry 16
Lacewood 19
Maple 18 or 19
Walnut 15 or 17 (2)
Sorted by weight:
14 g Canarywood
15 g Butternut, Canarywood, Walnut
16 g Canarywood, Cherry
17 g Canarywood, Walnut
18 g Butternut, Canarywood, Maple,
19 g Bocote, Bubinga, Lacewood
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 15 November 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.
Apple 18 Cherry
Bamboo 17 Cherry
Birds Eye Maple 17 Walnut
Bocote 17 or 20 Walnut
Butternut 18 Walnut
Canarywood 17 Walnut
Cherry 13 (2) Cherry; 15. Cherry or Redheart; 16 Walnut
Macacauba 17 Redheart
Madrone 15 Cherry
Redheart 16 (3) or 17 Cherry; 17, 18 or 19 Tulipwood;
20 Bubinga
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 15 November 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.
African Rosewood 18 Redheart
Ailanthus 16 Blue Mahoe
Amboyna Burl 19 Redheart or Cherry; 21 Bubinga | $95
Ambrosia Maple 14 (2) or 15 Walnut
Buckeye Burl light marking 11 Walnut;
medium marking 10 Blue Mahoe | $95
California Redwood 12 Cherry
Ceylon Satinwood 17 Kingwood; 21 Cochin Rosewood
Clearwater 16 or 18 Walnut | $105
Cochin Rosewood 21 Redheart; 23 Chechen
Cocobolo 22 Cochin Rosewood
Dogwood 20 Walnut
Fiddleback Koa 15 Cherry
Karelian Birch 16 or 17 Walnut
Kauri 10 Walnut
Kingwood 23 Bubinga; 25 Kingwood
Maple Burl 13 or 17 Walnut | $95
Öland Island (Swedish Plane Tree) 15, 16 or 17 Cherry
Olivewood 22 or 23 Walnut
Oregon Myrtle 15 Bocote; 16 Walnut
Osage Orange 18 Walnut, 20 Chechen
Port Orford Cedar 12 or 14 (2) Cherry
Redwood Lace Burl 27 Bubinga | $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.
