For late fall of 2016, I have a recently finished batch of hand-crafted wood boat and quill shuttles for sale. Quill shuttles are below the boat shuttle section below.
The shuttles are constructed of multiple layers of native woods including black walnut, curly maple (including bird’s eye, tiger, and red leaf maple), curly cherry, honey locust, curly white oak, Hawaiian koa, and Hawaiian mango. The black walnut is plantation raised from a family farm in Minnesota.
The shuttles are highly contoured, shaped, and finished for ease of use. Because they are handmade, no two shuttles are alike. The fine finish is achieved through a lengthy finishing process using multiple grades of sandpaper through 2000 grit. They are then finished with multiple coats of sealant shellac, oil-based urethane, and carnauba wax for durability and to bring out the best of the wood grain and natural color.
The shuttles have a polished bobbin rod made from 316 alloy 4mm diameter stainless steel for best corrosion resistance. The rod also fits cardboard quills. The rod works by an internal wire spring action to stay in the open or closed position. The spring slot on top is covered either with ebony (black) or pink ivory (red).
Shuttles available are shown in the photos below, top followed by a bottom view.
Requests for shuttles are reserved and processed in the order received. Please provide your zip code to determine shipping. You can email me for additional details via PM through Ravelry. I am located in the U.S.
All shuttles listed are $110 each plus shipping, except for the one 6” boat shuttle at $120 plus shipping. See photo captions for specific wood layering used, weight, length, and height dimensions. Payment by PayPal, check, or money order. The latter two payment methods are preferred.
f2016koachtigrmapl9: figured koa top/bottom, curly cherry 2nd layers, tiger maple center. 3.6 oz., 12 3/4”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 3 7/8” tip to nearest cavity. Fits 4” bobbins.
f2016koachtigrmapl9 bottom view
f2016koatigrmapl10: figured koa top/bottom, tiger maple center. 3.4 oz.,12 1/8”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 3 1/2” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
f2016koatigrmapl10 bottom view
HOLDf2016koawtigrmapl12:figured koa top/bottom, black walnut 2nd layers, tiger maple center. 3.5 oz.,12 1/2”L, 1 3/4”W, 1”H, 3 7/8” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
HOLDf2016koawtigrmapl12 bottom view
HOLDf2016koawbemapl13: figured koa top/bottom, black walnut 2nd layers, bird’s eye maple center. 3.6 oz.,12 5/8”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 3 3/4” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
HOLDf2016koawbemapl13 bottom view
f2016koaoaktigrmapl15: figured koa top/bottom, curly white oak 2nd layers, tiger maple center. 3.9 oz.,13 1/2”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 4” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
f2016koaoaktigrmapl15 bottom view
HOLDf2016oakloc16: figured oak top/bottom, bird’s eye maple 2nd layers, honey locust center. 3.5 oz.,12 1/2”L, 1 3/4”W, 15/16”H, 3 3/4” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
HOLDf2016oakloc16 bottom view
f2016chbemapl17: curly cherry top/bottom, curly maple 2nd layers, bird’s eye maple center. 3.7 oz.,12 5/8”L, 1 3/4”W, 1”H, 3 3/4” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
f2016chbemapl17 bottom view
f2016koaoaktigrmapl18: figured koa top/bottom, figured oak 2nd layers, tiger maple center. 3.8 oz.,13”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 3 7/8” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins. This is an OPEN BOTTOM shuttle.
f2016koaoaktigrmapl18 bottom view
f2016manmaplkoa19: figured mango top/bottom, curly maple 2nd layers, figured koa center. 3.6 oz.,13 3/4”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 4 3/8” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
f2016manmaplkoa19 bottom view
f2016mantigrmkoa20: figured mango top/bottom, tiger maple 2nd layers, figured koa center. 3.6 oz.,13 3/4”L, 1 3/4”W, 1”H, 4 1/4” tip to nearest cavity end. Fits 4” bobbins.
f2016mantigrmkoa20 bottom view
f62016cherryoak14: curly cherry top/bottom, curly maple 2nd layers, curly white oak center. 4.2 oz.,14 1/2”L, 1 3/4”W, 1 1/16”H, 3 3/4” tip to nearest cavity end. Because of this shuttle’s low profile, it will fit only custom (small rimmed) 6” bobbins or quills - contact us for details. Shuttle is $120 plus shipping.
f62016cherryoak14 bottom view
Quill shuttles are made up of 3 (or rarely 5) layers of figured hardwoods, typically combinations of bird’s eye maple, tiger maple, curly cherry, curly white oak, black walnut, buckthorn, koa, mango, and honey locust. Shuttles are highly contoured and fine sanded to 2000-grit with 10 coats of finish applied.
A 3.5mm polished stainless steel rod fits standard cardboard quills, and operates up & down using an internal spring mechanism. Extremely hard Brazilian ebony, or sometimes lignum vitae inserts are placed at either end of the yarn slot to reduce wear from abrasive yarns like linen and hemp.
The spring slot on top is covered either with ebony (black) or pink ivory (red). In the shuttle descriptions below, we list the shuttle weight, L,W,H, length from the end of the cavity to the tip of the shuttle for either end (this is important to some weavers), and quill length handled by shuttle (4” or 6”). Damask shuttles are less than 3/4” height.
SOLDfq62016koawbemapl22: figured koa top/bottom, black walnut 2nd layers, bird’s eye maple center. Brazilian ebony yarn slot inserts. 3.0 oz., 15 1/4″L, 1 1/2″W, 11/16″H, 4” tip to nearest cavity end. Takes 6” quills
SOLDfq62016koawbemapl22 bottom view
fq62016manchmapl23: figured mango top/bottom, curly cherry 2nd layers, bird’s eye maple center. Brazilian ebony yarn slot inserts. 3.2 oz., 14 5/8″L, 1 1/2″W, 13/16″H, 3 3/4” tip to nearest cavity end. Takes 6” quills
fq62016manchmapl23 bottom view
fq62016manmaplkoa24: figured mango top/bottom, tiger maple 2nd layers, figured koa center. Brazilian ebony yarn slot inserts. 2.8 oz., 14 3/8″L, 1 1/2″W, 3/4″H, 3 5/8” tip to nearest cavity end. Takes 6” quills
fq62016manmaplkoa24 bottom view
fq42016oakcherry25: figured oak top/bottom, curly cherry center. Brazilian ebony yarn slot inserts. 3.1 oz., 14 3/4″L, 1 3/8″W, 11/16″H, 4 7/8” tip to nearest cavity end. Takes 4” quills
fq42016oakcherry25 bottom view