True Creations Standard Drop Spindle 1.0 to 1.5oz

True Creations Standard Drop Spindles have evolved through a design/evaluate/modify process with spinning experts that took over 1.5 years. Our designs feature the natural beauty of the exotic woods we use for our whorls. The shafts are turned on the lathe twice to shape the tips, to sand and to have a light finish applied. The light finish helps to keep the shaft clean but at the same time allows enough "bite: to help hold your fiber. Shafts are typically 3/8" in diameter, however, many customers lately have requested our 1/4" diameter shafts as they feel it allows them to obtain a higher RPM to maximize spin time. The whorls are turned four times to ensure balance and allows the beauty of the wood to be maximized. Each whorl typically has four hand cut notches to prevent fiber slippage. Four notches allows you maximum flexibility to bring your fiber to the hook, no matter if you like to put a S or a Z twist into your fiber. True Creations standard spindles weigh between 1 and 1.5 oz, have a whorl diameter of 2.5-3.5 inches and a shaft length between 9 and 12 inches. Shafts are available in either 1/4" or 3/8" diameters.