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Cherry and Walnut Spindle This is a hand-turned top-whorl spindle with a whorl of cherry, a beautiful reddish brown with darker brown grain pattern, and a shaft of walnut, a deep rich brown with subtle grain. The weight of this spindle is 1.5 ounces, which makes it suitable for mid-weight yarns. It has a contoured whorl with a copper hook and a decorative turned end to the shaft. It is sealed with a clear finish to bring out the natural colors in the wood. $40.00

Custom-Made Spindle Choose your wood for the whorl and choose your wood for the shaft. Custom orders take about 2 weeks, but you can have exactly the combination of woods you would like. All spindles are hand-turned top-whorl spindles with a contoured whorl with a copper hook and a decorative turned end to the shaft. They are sealed with a clear finish to bring out the natural colors in the wood. $40.00 Whorl Wood? Cherry Padauk Walnut Zebrawood Shaft Wood? Cherry Padauk Walnut Zebrawood top of page

Padauk and Walnut Spindle This is a hand-turned top-whorl spindle with a whorl of padauk, a beautiful dark red-brown wood with darker brown grain pattern, and a shaft of walnut, a deep rich brown with subtle grain. The weight of this spindle is 1.7 ounces, which makes it suitable for mid-weight yarns, and would work well for beginning spindle spinners. It has a contoured whorl with a copper hook and a decorative turned end to the shaft. It is sealed with a clear finish to bring out the natural colors in the wood. $40.00 top of page

Walnut and Padauk Spindle This is a hand-turned top-whorl spindle with a whorl of walnut, a deep rich brown with subtle grain, and a shaft of padauk, a rich deep reddish brown with subtle grain pattern. The weight of this spindle is 1.4 ounces, which makes it suitable for mid-weight yarns. It has a contoured whorl with a copper hook and a decorative turned end to the shaft. It is sealed with a clear finish to bring out the natural colors in the wood. $40.00 top of page

Walnut and Purpleheart Spindle This is a hand-turned top-whorl spindle with a whorl of walnut, a deep rich brown with subtle grain, and a shaft of purpleheart, a deep purple color with subtle grain pattern. The weight of this spindle is 1.7 ounces, which makes it suitable for mid-to heavier weight yarns, and would work very nicely for a beginning spindle spinner. It has a contoured whorl with a copper hook and a decorative turned end to the shaft. It is sealed with a clear finish to bring out the natural colors in the wood. $40.00 top of page

Zebrawood and Walnut Spindle This is a hand-turned top-whorl spindle with a whorl of zebrawood, with a strongly striped wood grain of dark brown and light brown stripes, and a shaft of walnut, which is dark brown with subtle grain pattern. The weight of this spindle is 1.6 ounces, which makes it suitable as a mid-weight to heavier weight spindle, and would work as a beginning spinner's spindle. It has a contoured whorl with a copper hook and a decorative turned end to the shaft. It is sealed with a clear finish to bring out the natural colors in the wood. $40.00 top of page