Showing posts with label supported spindle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label supported spindle. Show all posts

Monday

Native American Basket Design Support Spindle with Turquoise Inlay


Dave has crafted this unique Native American inspired 1 1/2" basket whorl from maple. He has adorned the textured whorl with pyrography and inlayed turquoise. The 10 3/4 inch long shaft was crafted from hickory.  The weight of this beautiful support spindle is 1.2 ounces (34 grams).


Tuesday

Maple and Purpleheart Acorn Support Spindle


 Dave has crafted the beautiful 1 1/2 inch acorn whorl of this support spindle from maple. The 10 1/2 inch long shaft was created from purpleheart and the weight of this spindle in 33 grams (1.2 ounces).


Native American Basket Design Support Spindle

 Dave has crafted the unique Native American inspired basket whorl from silver maple, and he has adorned it with pyrography. The 11 1/2 inch long shaft was crafted from jatoba. The weight of this beautiful support spindle is 1.6 ounces (46 grams).


Wednesday

Mini Paduak French Style Support Spindle Travel Set


A new French style support spindle travel set was listed in our Etsy shop today.  The beautiful wood chosen for this spindle is paduak.  The weight of the spindle is 0.6 ounces (18grams), and the length is 8 inches.

Friday

Mini Druid's Egg Support Spindle Travel Sets



This is a new item for Grizzly Mountain Arts!  Each travel sized set of handspinning tools includes a mini vegan ivory tagua nut Druid's egg support spindle, and a ceramic support spinning bowl with travel pouch. The tagua nut, also known as vegetable ivory, was beautifully carved by Dave to represent a Druid's Egg.  Additional photos of these beautiful fiber art tools can be found in our Etsy shop.


Saturday

Carved Moose Antler and Cocobolo Takli Support Spindle



The beautiful whorl of this 1.3 ounce (37grams) moose antler Takli support spindle has been intricately carved by Dave with his signature leaf motif. The whorl measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and the cocobolo shaft is 10 inches in length.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Moose Antler and Cocobolo Takli Support Spindle



This 1.0 ounce (27grams) Takli support spindle was crafted by Dave from moose antler and cocobolo. The whorl measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and the cocobolo shaft is 10 1/4 inches in length.

**Moose antlers are naturally shed each year, so no moose were harmed to create this spindle.**

Friday

Ash Phang Support Spindle with Turquoise Inlay


Dave has crafted this 10 1/2 inch long Phang supported spindle from ash. Turquoise inlay adorns this beautiful handspinning tool. The weight of this spindle is 1.1 ounce (32 grams).  An additional photo can be seen in our Etsy shop.

Thursday

The Druid's Egg Spindle and Bowl


Brazilian cherry was the wood chosen for this beautiful "Druid's Egg" bead whorl support spindle and matching bowl set crafted by Dave.  The tagua nut used for the bead whorl has been intricately carved with a spiral pattern.  Additional photos can be seen in our Etsy shop.

Monday

The Druid's Egg Tagua Nut and Hickory Bead Whorl Support Spindle with Figured Maple Support Bowl

This matching set of handspinning tools includes a vegan ivory tagua nut Druid's egg support spindle and a ceramic and figured maple spinning bowl. Please note that the tagua nut Druid's Egg cannot be turned while mounted on the shaft, therefore each spindle may have a slight wobble.

The tagua nut, also known as vegetable ivory, was beautifully carved by Dave to represent a Druid's Egg. He has crafted the 9 1/2 inch long shaft from hickory, and adorned it with a ring of turquoise. The weight of this supported bead whorl spindle is 1.1 ounces (29g).

Our originally designed support spinning bowl combines the efficiency of a ceramic surface with the stability of a wide beautiful wooden base. The ceramic bowl measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the gorgeous figured maple wooden base is 2 3/4 inches in diameter. Cork has been added to the bottom of this bowl to keep the wood from scratching other hard surfaces.



Saturday

Cocobolo and Hickory Pear Takli Spindle

Cocobolo and hickory are the woods used by Dave to make this beautiful pear whorl Takli spindle.  A brass hook was added to the top, allowing for use as either a drop spindle or supported spindle.  The weight of this handspinning tool is 1.3 ounces.

Sunday

Ambrosia Maple Mini Tibetan Support Spindles with Matching Bowls

This is a new item and wood for Grizzly Mountain Arts!  Each ambrosia maple set is unique and one-of-a-kind.  Unlike spalted maple, which exhibits patterns caused by fungi often softening the wood making it "punky", the unique patterns found in ambrosia maple are caused by boring insects which often leave holes, channels and uniquely colored tracks throughout the wood.  The holes and voids found in some pieces allow for the artistic inlay of materials such as turquoise, brass, copper and silver.

Accompanying each spindle, is one of our originally designed support spinning bowls that combines the efficiency of a ceramic surface with the stability of a wide beautiful wooden base. The ceramic insert measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the gorgeous ambrosia maple base is 2 3/4 inches in diameter and 2 inches in height.

All of the sets shown above have been sold.

Oregon Myrtlewood Tibetan Support Spindle and Spinning Bowl

This Tibetan style supported spindle was crafted by Dave from Oregon myrtlewood.  The matching support spinning bowl is also myrtlewood.  Both the spindle and bowl feature Dave signature pyrographed leaf motif.


Tiger Maple Tibetan Lite Support Spindle with Wormy Maple Spinning Bowl

This beautiful little "Tibetan Lite" support spindle weights 1.0 ounces (28 grams). The hickory shaft measures about 10 1/2 inches in length and the whorl, which is crafted from tiger maple, measures about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Accompanying this spindle, is a variation of our originally designed support spinning bowl that combines the efficiency of a ceramic surface with the stability of a wide beautiful wooden base. While it still features our wide base and ceramic insert, this bowl has been raised with a short decorative spindle. The ceramic insert measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter, and the gorgeous wormy maple base is 2 3/4 inches in diameter and 2 3/4 inches in height. Cork has been added to the bottom of this bowl to keep the wood from scratching other hard surfaces.



Tibetan Lite Support Spindles with Matching Lap Bowls

These two new Tibetan support spindle sets were recently crafted by Dave from Oregon myrtlewood.  The spindle above has a purpleheart shaft, while the one below is hickory.  The inserts of the spinning bowls were created from earthenware clay.

Friday

Introducing the Acorn Lite!


The ”Acorn Lite” support spindle is the newest spindle designed by Dave. The beautiful acorn whorl measures about 1 1/4 inches in diameter and the birch shaft is 10 1/2 inches in length. The “cap” of the acorn has checkered detailing and the end of the shaft has been shaped to accommodate a half hitch.

Tuesday

Five New "Tibetan Lite" Support Spindles


We have just added five new "Tibetan Lite" support spindles to our Etsy shop.  This is a smaller version of Dave's popular Tibetan support spindle.

Monday

Tibetan Lite Support Spindles

This is another original design from Grizzly Mountain Arts!  Dave has created a “Lite” version of his popular Tibetan support spindle. These beautiful little Tibetans have a small whorl, with a diameter of about 1 1/4 inches.  There are currently four of these new spindles still available in our Etsy shop :)

Carved Tagua Nut and Walnut Bead Support Spindle



This gorgeous carved tagua nut and walnut bead support spindle measures 10 1/4 inches in length overall and weights 1.0 ounces. Dave has carved the tagua nut, which is sometimes referred to as vegetable ivory, with his signature leaf motif.

**Please note that carved tagua nut ivory support spindles will be limited in availability and can only be purchased when they are listed in our Etsy Shop. I cannot take orders for this spindle since finding the right ivory nut for a bead spindle is a random process. Only one nut in many might be good enough for carving a bead whorl. The reliability of being able to make one on demand is not sufficient enough for me to take orders from customers or even predict when the next one will be available. When I make one, I will just post it for sale.**

Sunday

Acorn Support Spindle


This is a new design for Grizzly Mountain Arts!  Dave has made other acorn shaped fiber art tools in the past, but never a spindle.


This beautiful 1 7/8 inch acorn whorl was crafted from poplar.  Pyrography was used to do the detailing on the cap.  The 11 1/2 inch long shaft was made from walnut and the weight of this spindle is 51 grams (1.8 ounces).