We've come to the last of my spindles. I fully expected to buy at least one spindle at SOAR this year. I guess I've become a little more discriminating in my tastes, because there weren't many that jumped out at me. I love these new-ish square spindles. I think I mentioned before that there was a lovely little zebrawood spindle I had my eye on. Since I had already spent my budget by the time I saw it on the first day, I told myself that if it was still there on day 2, I would buy it. It was still there, but I gave it a spin and wasn't happy with it. There was a small wobble. Regretful, I put it back - there's no point spinning if you have to fight with the spindle.
Then I had to look for something else. It would have been a chunk of my budget for the day and I didn't want to waste it. The Spindlewood booth was tucked in the center aisle of the market and I had walked past the booth a couple of times and never looked in. On the last day of market, I stopped. I do love these square spindles and I especially love this one with the round circles set inside the square - gorgeous! There's nothing like ebony wood for pure smoothness and shine. It spins beautifully and it's gorgeous, what more could I want!
Specs
Shaft length: 10"
Whorl diameter: 2.5"
Wood: ebony shaft, ebony & tulipwood whorl
Weight: 54 gm
Price: $54.00
Where and when bought: SOAR Traverse City, October 2007
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