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Handcarved Walnut

Ultra High Speed (33:1)

$10,800

A spinner’s love for dragonflies was the inspiration for the creation of this wheel. Carnelian gem stones were used for the dragonfly eyes.

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Triple Flyer Features

  • “Castle” type wheel with scotch tension
  • Handcarved wheel and sculptured figurehead
  • Choose Super High Speed with 6 ratios up to 24:1 or Ultra High Speed with 8 ratios up to 33:1
  • Hand built in walnut only
  • 3 interchangeable, dual plane dynamically balanced flyers. Having 3 flyers with their respective ratio whorls enables the spinner to achieve high speed ratios without having to remove or add any parts to the wheel. Placement of an extra small driveband is all that is needed to increase ratios over 15:1.
  • Built-in Lazy Kate for 2 plying without having to remove the bobbins.
  • 26 Custom sealed ball bearings (you’ll never have to oil parts)
  • Wide, comfortable heel-toe double treadles
  • 3 regular size bobbins (each one holds 4 oz of fiber), and 1 Jumbo Plying Bobbin (holds 8 oz of fiber). Bobbins are designed for normal or sensitive tensioning.
  • Optional accessory: 3 Ply Lazy Kate II (floor/table model)

Photos

Dragonfly spinning wheel
Dragonfly spinning wheel detail
Dragonfly spinning wheel figurehead

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