Featherweight Spindles
Narrow height, 2″ diameter whorl on a 9″ shaft.
(Shaft trimmed to 7 1/2″ length on request.)
Weight range: 10-18 g/.35-.64 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.
This list updated 7 April 2019.
Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams
Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz
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
This list updated 14 May 2019
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 16 Walnut; 17 Cherry
Birds Eye Maple 17 Walnut
Bloodwood 21 or 22 Cherry; 22 Tulipwood
Canarywood 16 Walnut
Cherry 13 Cherry
Heart Pine 13 Cherry
Hot Tub Purpleheart 22 Tulipwood
Lacewood 19, 20 or 21 Cherry
Mahogany 14 Bocote; 16 Tulipwood
Monkeywood 20 or 21 Bubinga
Pau Amarillo 17 or 18 Walnut; 18 Cherry
Purpleheart 18 Tiger Maple; 20 Tulipwood
Red Cedar 12, 13 or 17 Cherry
Redheart 17 Cherry; 17 or 18 Tulipwood
Ring of Fire Canarywood 15, 16 or 17 Cherry
Walnut 16 Walnut; 17 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 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 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
This list updated 16 May 2019
Finished Spindle Weight Shown in grams
Weight guide: 10 g = .35 oz; 12 g = .42 oz, 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz
Apricot 13 Cherry
Black Locust 19 Kingwood
Black & White Ebony 23 Black & White Ebony |$95
Blue Mahoe 16 Blue Mahoe
Bog Oak 16 Bocote |$95
Clearwater Sloop 18 Walnut |$105
Cochin Rosewood 26 Kingwood
Dogwood 21 Kingwood
English Boxwood 22 Tulipwood
Flame Box Elder 12 Redheart distressed
Heritage Timber 11 or 12 Walnut
Karelian Birch 16 Walnut |$95
Kauri 13 Teak
Maple Burl 15 Walnut |$95
Plum 15 Walnut
Red Coolibah Burl 22, 24 or 25 Bubinga | $95
Red Palm 24 Kingwood
Swiss Pear 14 Walnut; 15 Cherry or Walnut; 17 Cochin Rosewood or Kingwood
Sumac 13 Walnut
Temple Teak 15, 17 or 19 Teak
Tiger Maple 15 Walnut; 17 Morado
Thuya Burl 19 Bocote |$95
Tulipwood 22 Bloodwood; 23 or 25 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.
