Canarywood Yarn Spinner

Yarn Spinners are a simple quiet method of handling a ball of yarn while it is being used.

A brilliantly colored hardwood from South America, Purpleheart is very popular for its deep purple color. Ideal for inlay, marquetry, and other fine articles. Occasionally the trees produce either fiddleback or a ropey mottled curl from interlocked grain. The color is a pale brown when freshly cut, darkening to deep violet purple with UV exposure in a few days. The wood has coarse open grain and is dense and durable, so much that it can be used for wharf pilings and truck floors.

Called tarara in brazil, this is a beautiful exotic that has some of the colors of tulip without the splitting tendencies and high cost. Colors for canary range from red, yellow, oranges, green, tan, and browns. The wood glues and machines satisfactory and a high polish can be obtained. Available in larger sizes than tulip. Suitable uses include: Cabinets, flooring, turning, brush backs, and fine boxes.