Mini Spindles
2″ diameter whorl on a 9″ shaft.
(Shaft trimmed to 7 1/2″ length on request.)
Weight range: 14-30 g/.5-1.06 oz, depending on the wood density.
These mini-tornadoes are perfect for small projects and spinning on the go — put your Mini™ and fiber in a zip-lock bag, and you’re ready for the road!
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 Mini 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 Minis. 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 Mini™ 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 26 July 2020.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz; 22 g = .77 oz; 28 g = 1 oz
Sorted by Wood
Ash 20, 21 (3) or 22
Birds Eye Maple 19, 21 (2), 22 or 23
Bocote 25 or 31
Bubinga 24 (2)
Butternut 18 or 21
Canarywood 18, 19 (2), 21 or 22
Lacewood 22, 24 or 25
Mahogany 14, 15 or 16 (2)
Maple 18, 20, 21 (2) or 22
Morado 23
Pau Amarillo 22
Purpleheart 22, 25 (2), 26 (2) or 27
Red Cedar 15 (2), 17 or 18
Redheart 18 (2), 19 or 22
Walnut 19, 20 (2) or 21
Zebrawood 23 (2) or 25
Ziricote 26 (2) or 27
Sorted by Weight
14 g: Mahogany
15 g: Mahogany, Red Cedar
16 g: Mahogany
17 g: Red Cedar
18 g: Canarywood, Maple, Red Cedar, Redheart
19 g: Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Redheart, Walnut
20 g: Ash, Butternut, Cherry, Maple, Walnut
21 g: Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Butternut, Canarywood,
Maple, Walnut
22 g: Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Lacewood,
Maple, Pau Amarillo, Purpleheart, Redheart
23 g: Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood,Morado, Zebrawood
24 g: Bocote, Bubinga
25 g: Bocote, Lacewood, Purpleheart, Zebrawood
26 g: Purpleheart, Ziricote
27 g: Purpleheart, Ziricote
31 g: 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 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 Mini™ 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 26 July 2020.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz; 22 g = .77 oz; 28 g = 1 oz
Bocote 21 Cherry
Bubinga 20 Redheart, 29 Tulipwood
Canarywood 18 Cherry or Walnut; 20 or 21 Cherry
Colonial Concord (18th-c Pine house beam) 12 or 13 Cherry
Heart Pine 16, 17 or 18 Cherry
Moonshine (White Oak whisky barrel) 21 (3),
22 (3) or 23 Walnut
Pau Amarillo 24 Bocote; 25 Kingwood
Purpleheart 30 Bubinga
Red Cedar 15, 16 or 18 Cherry
Red Oak 20 Cherry
Redheart 18, 19 (2), 22 or 23 Cherry
Walnut 17, 19, 20 or 21 Walnut; 20 Bocote or Morado
Wenge 24 Walnut
Ziricote 26 Cherry
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 Mini™ 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 5 July 2020.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz; 22 g = .77 oz; 28 g = 1 oz
Argentine Lignum vitae 32 Blue Mahoe
Big Leaf Maple 16 (2), 17 (2), 20 (2) or 22 Walnut
Black Palm 31 or 32 Bocote
Bog Oak 22 Bocote | $105
Buckeye Burl 11, 12 or 13 (2) Blue Mahoe | $95
11, 12 or 14 Walnut | $95
California Redwood 12, 13 (3) or 14 Cherry
Clearwater Sloop 18 (2), 19, 21 (3) or 26 Walnut | $105
Cocobolo 30 Redheart
Cochin Rosewood 28 Bubinga
Dogwood 20 or 22 Walnut; 25 Bubinga; 26 or 27 Kingwood
Figured Walnut 16, 19 or 21 Walnut; 21 or 22 Bocote;
22 Chechen
Flame Box Elder 14 Cherry or Redheart light markings;
16 (3) or 17 Redheart light markings;
16 (2) or 17 (2) Redheart medium markings
German Bog Oak 21 or 22 (2) Bocote | $105
Heritage Timber (salvaged from the Penobscot River
logging runs) 12 (2), 14 or 15 Teak
Karelian Birch 20 Walnut
Kauri 15 Cherry or Bubinga; 16 or 17 Bocote
Koa 15 Osage Orange; 20 Redheart or Bubinga (2);
20, 21 or 22 Tulipwood; 25 Morado
Olivewood 26 Bubinga; 27, 28, 30, 31 or 33 Cochin
Rosewood; 29 Bocote or Bubinga
Osage Orange 27 Cochin Rosewood; 27 Kingwood;
28 Bubinga
Pink Ivory 26 or 27 Redheart
Spalted Maple 11 or 14 Walnut;
28 or 30 Walnut (resin stabilized)
Sumac 13, 14 (2) or 15 Walnut
Swiss Pear 17 or 18 Walnut
Thuya Burl 21 Walnut; 24 Chechen | $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 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.
