Vintage

Featherweight™ Spindles $40,
Premium woods $55*

Narrow 2" diameter whorl on a 7 1/2" shaft
Weight range: 10-16 g/.35-.57 oz, depending on the wood.  Just the thing for luxury fibers like silk, silk blends, cotton and fine wools!

Visit the Bosworth Spindle Group at Flickr to see many of our available Standard Featherweights, including Birdseye Maple, Canarywood, Cherry, Mahogany, Morado, Red Cedar, Red Oak, Pau Amarillo, Purpleheart, Sapele, Walnut and Zebrawood; other woods used when available. Colors may vary by monitor; different boards have varying color intensities and grain.

These Standard Featherweight™ spindles are finished with 7 1/2"  Birch shafts, ready to test and send:

Under 10 g:  none
10 g:  Cherry
11 g:  Canarywood, Cherry, Walnut
12 g:  Canarywood, Cherry, Mahogany, Sapele
13 g:  Canarywood, Birds Eye Maple, Sapele, Walnut
14 g:  Purpleheart, Zebrawood
15 g:  Purpleheart, Red Oak
16+ g:  Purpleheart
 
This list updated 6 February 2010.

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.

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Please provide wood preference in Special Order Instructions on order page.

Paying by credit card? Please put your card code in the code box AND the special instructions box — thank you!
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Premium Featherweights™: On occasion, we use limited-availability woods as they strike Jonathan's fancy. Finished Premium Featherweights™ are $55 each for a standard Birch shaft; $70-75 with a hand-turned shaft. We're happy to suggest a wood to complement or contrast with the whorl of your choice. Premium Featherweights™ include Afezelia, Amboyna, Ambrosia Maple, Boxwood, Cocobolo, Ebonies, Olivewood, Osage Orange, Pink Ivory, Rosewoods, Silver Wattle, Sumac, Thuya, and occasional burls and spalted woods in limited supply; some Premium Featherweights may finish at higher than our 14 g/.5 oz target weight; not all woods available at all times. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for a list of finished Premium Featherweights™ currently available whorls.

Note:  If the wood you are looking for is not currently available, we'll put you on our Wish List.

Please provide wood preference in Special Order Instructions on order page.

Paying by credit card? Please put your card code in the code box AND the special instructions box — thank you!
Prefer PayPal?  Choose Printable Order in the shopping cart; note PayPal in Special Instructions box and we'll send you a PayPal invoice — thank you!

Take care of your spindles with Wood Beams.

Shipping costs will be added on our end.  We ship around the world — please ask about delivery to your corner of the fiber universe.
USPS rates increased slightly on January 4, 2010.  Domestic shipping for a 1-pound package is $5.30-6.10, depending on postal zone; $5.20 when a USPS Flat Rate envelope or small box is appropriate.

International packages are sent by USPS 1st Class International (Charkhas & Journey Wheels sent by Priority or Express Mail with insurance), $4.55 to Canada for a 12 oz package; $9.50 to Europe, Asia and Australia.  A shipping estimate is always included with confirmation of your order.

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6.25% Sales Tax for Massachusetts Residents

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.