Midi Spindles
Standard Midi: 2 1/2″ diameter whorl on a 9″ shaft
“Skinny” Midi: Same, but narrower profile
Weight range: 0.7 – 1.4 oz, depending on the wood density.
Our Midis™ are our most popular size, and we make these in the widest range of beautiful and colorful woods.
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 Midi 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 Midis. 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 - Ready to Ship!
These Midi™ 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 15 September 2021.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 20 g = .7 oz; 28 g = 1 oz, 35 g = 1.25 oz
Sorted by wood
Ash 25 or 26
Birds Eye Maple 28 (2) or 29
Bloodwood 42
Bocote SOLD OUT
Bubinga 32 (2)
Butternut 26 or 28
Canarywood 28 (2) or 31
Madrone 24, 26 or 27
Maple SOLD OUT
Morado 34
Pau Amarillo 31 or 33
Purpleheart SOLD OUT
Red Cedar 19, 20 or 21
Redheart 26, 27 (2) or 28
Summer Kitchen (Chestnut Oak) SOLD OUT
Walnut 21
Wenge SOLD OUT
Zebrawood 31 (2) or 33
Sorted by weight
19 g: Red Cedar
20 g: Red Cedar
21 g: Red Cedar, Walnut
22 g: none available
23 g: none available
24 g: Madrone
25 g: Ash
26 g: Ash, Butternut, Madrone, Redheart
27 g: Madrone, Redheart
28 g: Birds Eye Maple, Butternut, Canarywood, Redheart
29 g: Birds Eye Maple
30 g: none available
31 g: Canarywood, Pau Amarillo, Zebrawood
32 g: Bubinga
33 g: Pau Amarillo, Zebrawood
34 g: Morado
36 g: none available
41 g: none available
43 g: Bocote
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 20 g = .7 oz; 28 g = 1 oz, 35 g = 1.25 oz
“Skinny” Midi: Same great spin, narrow profile.
Birds Eye Maple 21
Bocote SOLD OUT
Bloodwood 30 or 31
Bubinga 23, 27 (2) or 30
Canarywood 22 or 24
Cherry 16 or 17
Lacewood SOLD OUT
Pau Amarillo 23
Purpleheart 27 or 29
Red Cedar 15, 16 or 17
Walnut 18
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 Midi™ 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 22 Walnut; 25 Morado
A number in () means there is more than one spindle at that weight available.
This list updated 19 September 2021.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 20 g = .7 oz; 28 g = 1 oz, 35 g = 1.25 oz
These spindles are $85 + shipping.
Birds Eye Maple 29 Walnut
Bloodwood SOLD OUT
Bocote SOLD OUT
Butternut SOLD OUT
Canarywood 29 Cherry; 32 Tuipwood
Colonial Concord (18th c Pine house beam)
SOLD OUT
Heart Pine (18th-c Virginia cabin, distressed) 25 Cherry
Hot Tub Purpleheart 40 Kingwood
Lacewood SOLD OUT
Madrone 27 Cherry
Mahogany 18 Cherry
Moonshine (charred Oak Whisky barrels)
32 or 35 Walnut
Morado 36 Cherry
Pau Amarillo SOLD OUT
Red Cedar 21 Cherry
Redheart 27 Cherry; 31 Bubinga
Summer Kitchen (Chestnut Oak) 23 (2) or 24 Walnut
Walnut SOLD OUT
Zebrawood 31 or 32 (2) Walnut
“Skinny” Midis: Narrow profile, same great spin!
Ash 20 Walnut
Birds Eye Maple 22 or 23 Walnut
Bloodwood 33 Tulipwood
Bubinga 29 Redheart; 27 Cherry
Canarywood 21 Tiger Maple or Walnut
Cherry 18 (2) Cherry or Walnut; 19 Cherry or Bocote (2)
Hot Tub Purpleheart 27 Redheart; 30 Kingwood
Moonshine (charred Oak Whisky barrel) 24 (2) or 25 Walnut
Purpleheart 26 Cherry
Walnut 19 (2), 20 (2) or 21 Walnut
Zebrawood 26 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 Midi™ spindles are finished with 9″ Hardwoodshafts, 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 23 Walnut
In some instances, there is more than one shaft choice available.
Ex: Tiger Maple 26 Walnut; 30 Morado
A number in () means there is more than one spindle at that weight available.
This list updated 18 September 2021.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 20 g = .7 oz; 28 g = 1 oz, 35 g = 1.25 oz
These spindles are $100 unless otherwise noted.
Ambrosia Maple 29 or 30 (2) Walnut low contrast
Blue Mahoe SOLD OUT
Buckeye Burl very light markings 21 Walnut
strong markings 19 (2), 20 or 21 (2) Blue Mahoe | $105
California Redwood 17 Cherry
Claro Walnut 31 Bubinga or Walnut; 32 Bubinga;
33 Walnut
Clearwater Sloop SOLD OUT | $125
Dogwood 32, 36 or 38 Kingwood; 35 Tulipwood
Flame Box Elder light markings 22 (2) Redheart
medium markings SOLD OUT
Holly SOLD OUT
Karelian Birch 22 (2) Walnut
Kauri 26 (2) Bocote
Navy Surplus (salvaged from Charlestown MA Navy
Shipyard soaking ponds) 42 Chechen | $120
Oregon Myrtle 25 Bocote
Paldao 31 or 38 Bocote; 37 Walnut
Rosewood 36 or 39 Cochin Rosewood; 38 Walnut
Spalted Maple 40 (2) Walnut (resin stabilized)
Spotted Dick (Spalted Georgia Oak) SOLD OUT
Swiss Pear 31 Kingwood; 31 Bubinga
Tiger Maple 26 Walnut
Thuya Burl light markings 34 Morado | $105
Tulipwood 38 or 39 Redheart
Amboyna Burl SOLD OUT | $105
Black Palm 34 or 35 Walnut
Blue Mahoe 24 Blue Mahoe
Bog Oak (German) SOLD OUT | $125
California Redwood 13 (3) or 14 (2) Cherry; 13 Walnut
Claro Walnut 25 Chechen
Dyer Oak Burl 21, 23 (3) or 25 Walnut; 24 or 27 Bocote
Fiddleback Koa SOLD OUT
Holly SOLD OUT
Karelian Birch SOLD OUT
Kauri 17 Chechen
Kingwood 33 or 34 Kingwood
Maple Burl 20 (2) or 23 Walnut | $105
Navy Surplus (salvaged from Boston’s Navy Shipyard
soaking ponds) 29 Walnut; 32 or 35 Chechen | $120
Olivewood 36 Bubinga or Cochin Rosewood
Oregon Myrtle 15 Teak
Pink Ivory 31 Redheart; 36 Tulipwood
Quilted Maple 19 Walnut
Red Coolibah Burl 31 Bubinga | $105
Tiger Maple 21 Walnut
Tulipwood SOLD OUT
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 4 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.
