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 3 March 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 (2), 26 or 28
Birds Eye Maple 28 or 29 (2)
Bocote 41 or 43
Bubinga SOLD OUT
Butternut 26 or 27
Canarywood 30 or 31 (2)
Maple 25
Pau Amarillo 33
Purpleheart 41 (2) or 43
Red Cedar SOLD OUT
Redheart 26 (2), 27 or 28 (2)
Walnut 19
Wenge 34
Zebrawood 33
Sorted by weight
19 g: Walnut
20 g: none available
21 g: none available
22 g: none available
23 g: none available
24 g: none available
25 g: Ash, Maple
26 g: Ash, Butternut, Redheart
27 g: Butternut, Redheart
28 g: Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Redheart
29 g: Birds Eye Maple
30 g: Canarywood
31 g: Canarywood
32 g: Canarywood
33 g: Pau Amarillo, Zebrawood
34 g: Wenge
41 g: Purpleheart
43 g: Bocote, Purpleheart
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.
Bubinga 30
Cherry 16 or 17
Lacewood 23
Madrone 19
Pau Amarillo 23
Purpleheart 29 (2)
Red Cedar 16
Walnut 18, 20
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 3 March 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.
Bloodwood SOLD OUT
Bocote 42 (2) Walnut
Butternut 27 Walnut; 29 Teak
Canarywood 28 or 29 Cherry
Colonial Concord (18th c Pine house beam)
SOLD OUT
Heart Pine (18th-c Virginia cabin, distressed) 26 Cherry
Hot Tub Purpleheart 40 Kingwood or Tulipwood
Lacewood 34 (3) Cherry
Mahogany 18 Cherry
Moonshine (charred Oak Whisky barrels) 28, 35 or 36
Morado 37 Walnut
Pau Amarillo SOLD OUT
Redheart 31 Bubinga
Walnut 30 Bocote
“Skinny” Midis: Narrow profile, same great spin!
Birds Eye Maple 23 Walnut
Bubinga 27 Cherry; 29 Redheart
Cherry 18 (2) Cherry or Walnut; 19 Cherry or Bocote;
21 Jatoba
Hot Tub Purpleheart 27 Redheart; 30 Kingwood
Pau Amarillo 24 Bocote
Purpleheart 29 Kingwood; 32 Tulipwood
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 28 February 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 Walnut low contrast
25 Walnut higher contrast
Blue Mahoe SOLD OUT
Buckeye Burl lightly marked 19 Blue Mahoe;
21 Walnut | $105
moderate-heavily marked SOLD OUT | $105
California Redwood 16 or 17 (2) Cherry
Claro Walnut 31 Bocote, Bubinga or Walnut; 32 Bubinga
Clearwater Sloop 36 Walnut | $125
Dogwood 32, 36 or 38 Kingwood; 35 Tulipwood
Flame Box Elder light markings 22 (2) Redheart
medium markings 22 (2) or 23 Redheart
Heritage Timber (salvaged from Maine’s Penobscot
River logging runs) SOLD OUT
Holly 27 Redheart
Karelian Birch 29 or 30 Walnut markings vary
Kauri 24 Wenge; 26 (2) Bocote
Navy Surplus (salvaged from Charlestown MA Navy
Shipyard soaking ponds) 33 Bocote;
35 Chechen | $120
Oregon Myrtle 21 (2) or 22 (2) Teak; 24 Bocote
Paldao 31 or 38 Bocote; 37 Walnut
Spalted Maple 20 Walnut; 40 (2) Walnut (resin stabilized)
Swiss Pear 31 Bubinga or Kingwood
Thuya Burl 34 Cochin Rosewood or Morado | $105
Amboyna Burl 27 Bubinga | $105
Black Palm 33 Bocote
Blue Mahoe 23 (2) Blue Mahoe
Bog Oak (German) 19 or 20 Chechen | $125
California Redwood 13 or 14 (2) Cherry
Cochin Rosewod 25 Redheart; 29 Cochin Rosewood
Dyer Oak Burl 21, 23 (3) or 25 Walnut
Holly 19 or 20 Redheart
Kingwood 34 Kingwood
Navy Surplus (salvaged from Charlestown MA Navy
Shipyard soaking ponds) 35 Chechen | $120
Olivewood 36 Bubinga; 36 Cochin Rosewood
Oregon Myrtle 15 or 16 Teak
Red Coolibah Burl 31 (2) or 33 Bubinga | $105
Tulipwood 26 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 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.
