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 2 November 2020.
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 17, 18 or 19
Bloodwood 21
Bubinga 19, 20 or 21
Butternut 18 (2)
Canarywood 15, 16 (3) or 17
Cherry 13, 14 (2) or 15
Lacewood 19 (2)
Maple 14, 17, 18 (2) or 19
Pau Amarillo 18
Purpleheart 19
Red Cedar 12 (2) or 13 (2)
Redheart 15 or 16
Walnut 15 (3), 17 (2)
Zebrawood 16, 18 or 19
Sorted by weight:
12 g Red Cedar
13 g Cherry, Red Cedar
14 g Cherry, Maple
15 g Canarywood, Cherry, Redheart, Walnut
16 g Canarywood, Redheart, Zebrawood
17 g Bamboo, Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Maple, Walnut
18 g Birds Eye Maple, Butternut, Maple, Pau Amarillo,
Zebrawood
19 g Birds Eye Maple, Bubinga, Lacewood, Maple,
Purpleheart, Zebrawood
20 g Bubinga
21 g Bloodwood, 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 14 November 2020.
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 (2) Cherry
Birds Eye Maple 18 Walnut
Canarywood 16 Walnut; 17 Osage Orange
Cherry 12, 13 (3), 14 or 15 Cherry
Colonial Concord (18th c Pine Beam) SOLD OUT
Mahogany 14 Bocote; 16 Tulipwood
Red Cedar 12 (3) or 18 Cherry
Redheart 15, 16 (2) or 17 (2) Cherry;
17, 18 (2) or 19 Tulipwood; 20 Bubinga
“Ring of Fire” Canarywood 16 Cherry
Walnut 16 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.
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 18 November 2020.
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
Blue Mahoe 16 Blue Mahoe
Buckeye Burl 11 (2) Walnut | $95
Clearwater 16 (2) or 18 (2) Walnut | $105
Cochin Rosewood 21 Redheart; 22 Chechen or Kingwood;
23 Chechen
Dogwood 20 Walnut; 21 Kingwood
Dyer Oak Burl 16, 18 or 19 Walnut
Figured Walnut 18 Walnut
Heritage Timber (salvaged from Maine’s Penobscot River
logging runs) SOLD OUT
Karelian Birch 15 (2), 17 or 18 (2) Walnut
Navy Surplus (Live Oak from Boston’s 19th-c shipyard
soaking ponds) SOLD OUT
Olivewood 26 Bubinga or Cochin Rosewood
Oregon Myrtle 14 or 15 Walnut
Pink Ivory SOLD OUT
Spalted Tamarind 19 Bocote
Spotted Dick (Spalted Georgia Oak) 20 (2) Walnut
Swiss Pear 14 Walnut
Temple Teak 15 (2)
Tiger Maple 15 Walnut
Thuya Burl 21 Cchin Rosewood; 22 Chechen
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.
