Vintage

 2" whorl on a 7 1/2" shaft
Weight range: 14-28 g/.5-1 oz, depending on the wood.

These mini-tornados are perfect for small projects and spinning on the go — put your Mini and fiber in a zip-lock bag, and off you go! Wood availability changes frequently, so ask what is in stock when you order.

Visit the Bosworth Spindle Group at Flickr to see many of our available Standard Mini woods including Birdseye Maple, Bloodwood, Bocote, Brazilian Cherry, Bubinga, Canarywood, Cherry, Morado, Red Cedar, Red Oak, Pau Amarillo, Purpleheart, Sapele Mahogany, Tasmanian Rose Myrtle, Tiger Maple, Tulipwood, Walnut, and Zebrawood. Premium Mini woods include Afezelia, Amboyna, Ambrosia Maple, Black Palm, Boxwood, Cocobolo, Ebonies, Olivewood, Osage Orange, Pink Ivory, Rosewoods, Silver Wattle, Sumac, Thuya, and occasional burls and spalted woods in limited supply; not all woods available at all times. Colors may vary by monitor; different boards have varying color intensities and grain.

NOTE These Standard Mini™ spindles listed below are finished with standard Birch shafts and ready to go now.

Weight guide: 14 g = .5 oz, 20 g = .7 oz; 28 g = 1 oz

Under 14 g: none
14-16 g: Canarywood, Cherry, Sapele
17-19 g: Birds Eye Maple, Bocote, Maple, Pau Amarillo, Purpleheart,
            Tasmanian Rose Myrtle, Zebrawood
20-22 g: Bloodwood, Bocote, Bubinga, Morado, Purpleheart, Zebrawood
23-25 g: Morado, Purpleheart
26+ g:   none

This list updated 29 May 2009.If you're looking for something in particular please let us know. We are happy to accept special orders.

Shaft Options:  Hand-turned hardwood shaft, $15, in Bloodwood, Bocote, Cherry, Cochin Rosewood, Kingwood, Morado, Tulipwood, or Walnut; $20 in Ebony when available. We do our best to finish these as quickly as possible; please allow at least 2 weeks waiting time once we have a whorl ready to finish.

Shipping costs will be added on our end; Priority Mail begins at $5.20/1 pound package within the US; we'll estimate shipping for on International orders.  We will confirm the final costs prior to requesting payment.

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Note wood preference in Special Instructions on Order page.

Paying with MC/VISA? Please put card code in Special Instructions.
Prefer to use PayPal? Choose Mail/Fax order; note PayPal in Special Instructions and we'll invoice you.

Premium Minis™ are priced at $50-55 each with a standard Birch shaft; $62-72 with a hand-turned shaft. We're happy to to suggest a wood to complement or contrast with the whorl of your choice. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for a list of finished Premium Minis and currently available whorls.  The base price for Premium Mini™ Spindles is set at $50; if the spindle you chose costs $55, we will adjust your bill accordingly. If the wood you are looking for is not currently available, we'll put you on our Wish List.

Shipping costs will be added on our end; Priority Mail begins at $5.20/1 pound package within the US; usually $4.50 to Canada and $9-11 for other International destinations.  We will confirm your total prior to requesting payment.

Note wood preference in Special Instructions on Order page.

Paying with MC/VISA? Please put card code in Special Instructions.
Prefer to use PayPal? Choose Mail/Fax order; note PayPal in Special Instructions and we'll invoice you.

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We accept payment by check or money order (payable to Jonathan Bosworth),
PayPal, MasterCard & VISA (charge card minimum $20, please).
• PayPal preferred for International orders.