Canarywood Russian Support Spindle #432

Hand turned Russian Support Spindle. Turned from beautiful Canarywood.

Canarywood is an exotic wood from South America. Its heartwood color can vary a fair amount, from a pale yellow-orange to a darker reddish brown, usually with darker streaks throughout. Pale yellow sapwood is sharply demarcated from heartwood. Color tends to darken and homogenize with age. Because of its beauty and density, it is perfect for drop spindle whorls. It is one of my favorite whorl woods as it takes turning details, such as beads and coves beautifully.

Canarywood trees grow from 60′ to 100′ tall, with trunk diameters of 2’ to 3’.

• 11 1/4″ long
• 7/8″ Dia
• 1.0 oz