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 19 November 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 (2) or 22 (2)
Birds Eye Maple 21 (2) or 23
Bocote 21 or 25 (2)
Bubinga 24 (2) or 25
Butternut 21
Canarywood 18, 19 (2), 20, 21 or 22
Lacewood 22, 24 (2) or 25 (2)
Mahogany 16
Maple 18, 20, 21, 22 (3) or 23
Pau Amarillo 22
Purpleheart 25 or 26 (2)
Redheart 18 (2) or 19 (2)
Walnut 20 (3) or 21
Zebrawood 23 (2)
Ziricote 26 (2) or 27
Sorted by Weight
14 g:
15 g:
16 g: Mahogany
17 g:
18 g: Canarywood, Maple, Redheart
19 g: Canarywood, Redheart, Walnut
20 g: Ash, 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
23 g: Birds Eye Maple, Maple, Morado, Zebrawood
24 g: Bubinga, Lacewood
25 g: Bocote, Bubinga, 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 18 November 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
Birds Eye Maple 20 or 22 Cherry
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) 19 Cherry
Maple 21 Walnut
Moonshine (White Oak whisky barrel) 21, 22 (3) or
23 Walnut
Pau Amarillo 24 (2) Bocote; 25 (2) Kingwood
Purpleheart 30 Bubinga
Red Cedar 15 Cherry
Red Oak 20 Cherry
Redheart 18, 19 (2), 22 or 23 Cherry
Walnut 17, 19, 20 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 18 November 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 SOLD OUT
Big Leaf Maple 16 (2) Walnut
Black & White Ebony SOLD OUT
Bog Oak SOLD OUT
Buckeye Burl 12, 13 or 14 Blue Mahoe | $95
11, 12 or 14 Walnut | $95
California Redwood 12 or 13 (2) Cherry
Clearwater Sloop 18 (2), 19 or 26 Walnut | $105
Cocobolo 30 Redheart
Cochin Rosewood 28 Bubinga
Dogwood 26 or 27 Kingwood
Figured Walnut 16 or 19 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) 16 Teak
Karelian Birch 20 or 22 (2) Walnut markings vary
Kauri 15 Cherry; 16 or 17 Bocote
Koa 20 Redheart or Bubinga (2); 21 (2) Tulipwood
Løndal (Danish Cherry-Plum) SOLD OUT
Maple Burl 21 Walnut | $95
Navy Surplus (salvaged from Charlestown MA Navy
Shipyard soaking ponds) 27 or 29 Bocote | $100
Olivewood 29 Bocote or Bubinga;
27, 31 or 33 Cochin Rosewood
Oregon Myrtle SOLD OUT
Osage Orange 27 Cochin Rosewood; 27 Kingwood;
28 Bubinga
Pink Ivory SOLD OUT
Spalted Maple 18, 19 or 20 (2) Walnut;
28 or 30 Walnut (resin stabilized)
Spotted Dick (Spalted Georgia Oak) 23 Walnut
Sumac 14, 15 (2) or 16 (2) Walnut
Swiss Pear 17 Walnut
Thuya Burl 21 Walnut; 26 Chechen or Cochin Rosewood | $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.
