Art yarn drop spindle with my handmade wood burned spiral design. This is a bottom whorl drop spindle made especially for spinning and plying chunky yarns. Easy to use, great for a beginner. Already spin on a wheel? Take your spinning on the go with one of my portable drop spindles. I made this spindle by hand using quality hardwoods. I make a wood burned spiral design on the top of the whorl, sand each inch of the wood, assemble with strong glue and a metal hook. More sanding and then I finish it with a food grade oil rub, followed by a natural beeswax buff. The overall length including the hook is about 12-13 inches. The length of the shaft above the whorl is about 8 and 5/8 inches, plenty of room for winding on lots of big yarn. The lower end measures 1 and 3/4 inches and has a blunt point that can be useful if you plan to spin it semi-supported. The width of the whorl is 3 inches. Weight: 2.4 ounces I like to spin everything from worsted weight to jumbo art yarns on this spindle. This is my personal favorite spindle for plying. All spindles have been tested by myself.