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soon as I learned to spin I wanted to make my own spindles. I made
them out of CD's, toy wheels, dowels, the crashed hard drive of my
computer, bamboo, wood scraps and polymer clay. They all worked ok
but they were not beautiful. Finally I tried making hand-turned
spindles on the lathe and I was hooked. These spindles combine
beautiful appearance and feel and excellent spinning qualities. I
am proud to offer a few of my best spindles for sale.
I am very particular about my spindles. My first priority is that they spin well. I won't sell a spindle that I wouldn't be happy using myself. Each spindle is one of a kind. All whorls are notched. All hooks are a modified shepherd's crook with a pigtail hand-made of brass wire. The hook design was developed through trial and error until I made one I am happy with. The yarn won't jump off the hook if you give it a good strong thigh-roll, a problem I had with some other hook designs. |
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This spindle smells wonderful, like an old cedar chest. Beautiful warm red wood with nice grain. Interesting grain also on the cherry shaft. Rim-weighted whorl. SOLD |
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Rosewood whorl with bird's-eye maple shaftRosewood whorl with bird's-eye maple shaft 1 1/8 oz. 32 g. 2 ¾" whorl 8 ½" shaft The wood in this spindle is amazing, specially the bird's-eye maple of the shaft. A spindle to fondle. Fast and long spinner, perfectly balanced. SOLD |
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Bird's-eye maple whorl with cherry shaft1 3/8 oz. 40 g. 2 5/8" whorl 9 ¾" shaft A fairly substantial spindle with a rim-weighted whorl for long spinning times. Very smooth spinner. SOLD |
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Ebony and bird's-eye maple whorl with cherry shaft7/8 oz. 25 g. 2" whorl 8 ½" shaft A light weight spindle for finer fibres. Spins very quickly and smoothly. Heavily rim-weighted to extend spinning times. Gorgeous jet-black ebony on the top. SOLD |
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Rosewood whorl with bird's-eye maple shaftRosewood whorl with bird's-eye maple shaft 7/8 oz. 25 g. 2 ¾" shaft 8" shaft A more delicate version of #2 with a thinner whorl and finer shaft. Polished to a sheen. Spins like a tornado. SOLD |
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Bird's-eye maple whorl with walnut shaft1 oz. 27 g. 2 5/8" whorl 8 ¾" shaft A good all-purpose spindle. Rim-weighted whorl for long spinning times. Beautiful bird's-eye maple polished to a sheen. SOLD |
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Rosewood whorl with cocobolo shaft1 ¼ oz. 35 g. 2 ¾" whorl 7 ¾" shaft This spindle invites you to fondle it. The rosewood whorl and cocobolo shaft are polished to a fine sheen. The shorter shaft is good for spinning while sitting down or in the car. The whorl is flat but it spins a long time because of the heavier weight of the rosewood. Very smooth spinner. SOLD |