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 10 January 2021.
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 (2) or 22
Birds Eye Maple 20 or 21
Bocote 21 or 25 (3)
Bubinga 24 (2)
Butternut 21
Canarywood 18, 19 (3), 20, 21 or 22
Lacewood 22, 23 (3), 24 (2) or 25 (2)
Mahogany 14
Maple 18, 20, 21, 22 (3) or 23 (2)
Pau Amarillo 22
Purpleheart 25 (2) or 26 (2)
Red Cedar 18
Redheart 18 (2) or 19 (2)
Walnut 20 (3) or 21
Zebrawood 22 (2) or 23 (2)
Ziricote 26 (2) or 27
Sorted by Weight
14 g: Mahogany
15 g: none available
16 g: none available
17 g: none available
18 g: Canarywood, Maple, Red Cedar, Redheart
19 g: Canarywood, Redheart, Walnut
20 g: Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Maple, Walnut
21 g: Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Bocote, Butternut,
Canarywood, Maple, Walnut
22 g: Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Canarywood, Lacewood,
Maple, Pau Amarillo, Zebrawood
23 g: Birds Eye Maple, Lacewood, Maple, Morado,
Zebrawood
24 g: Bubinga, Lacewood
25 g: Bocote, Lacewood, Purpleheart
26 g: Purpleheart, Ziricote
27 g: Ziricote
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 10 January 2021.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz; 22 g = .77 oz; 28 g = 1 oz
Birds Eye Maple 20 or 22 Cherry
Bubinga 29 Tulipwood
Canarywood 18 Cherry or Walnut; 20 (2) or 21 (2) Cherry
Colonial Concord (18th-c Pine house beam) SOLD OUT
Heart Pine (18th-c Virginia cabin) 15 or 19 (2) Cherry
Maple 21 Walnut
Moonshine (White Oak whisky barrel) 21 (2) or 22 (3)
Pau Amarillo 24 Bocote
Purpleheart 30 Bubinga
Red Cedar SOLD OUT
Red Oak 20 Cherry
Redheart 18, 19 (2), 22 or 23 Cherry
Walnut 17, 19 or 21 Walnut; 20 Bocote or Morado;
25 Bocote
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 10 January 2021.
Finished spindle weight shown in grams
Weight guide: 14 g = .5 oz, 17 g = .6 oz; 22 g = .77 oz; 28 g = 1 oz
Amboyna Burl 27 Tulip | $95
Ambrosia Maple 19 Walnut
Big Leaf Maple 16 (2) Walnut
Buckeye Burl 12 (2) or 13 Blue Mahoe | $95
11, 12 (2) or 14 Walnut | $95
California Redwood 12 or 13 (2) Cherry
Clearwater Sloop 18 (2), 19, 20, 22 (2) or 26 Walnut | $105
Cocobolo 30 Redheart
Cochin Rosewood 28 Bubinga
Dogwood 26 or 27 Kingwood
Figured Walnut 16 Walnut; 21 (2) or 22 Bocote;
22 Chechen
Flame Box Elder 14 Cherry; 16 (2) or 17 Redheart light
markings; 16 or 17 (2) Redheart medium markings
Heritage Timber (salvaged from Maine’s Penobscot
River logging runs) 14 or 16 Teak
Holly 18 Redheart; 19 Redheart or Walnut
Karelian Birch 20 or 22 (2) Walnut markings vary
Kauri 15 Cherry; 16 or 17 Bocote
Koa 20 Bubinga (2); 21 (2) Tulipwood
Navy Surplus (salvaged from Charlestown MA Navy
Shipyard soaking ponds) 29 Bocote | $100
Olivewood 29 Bocote or Bubinga;
27, 31 or 33 Cochin Rosewood
Osage Orange 27 Cochin Rosewood; 28 Bubinga
Spalted Maple 18, 19 or 20 (2) Walnut;
28 or 30 Walnut (resin stabilized)
Sumac 14, 15 (2) or 16 Walnut
Swiss Pear 17 Walnut
Thuya Burl 21 Walnut; 26 Chechen | $95
Tulipwood 25 (2) or 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.
