Today I received my Capar Medium spindle. Its whorl is made of teak, and the shaft is maple. It weighs 17,5 grams, which is a very nice weight for its size. As the spindles from Wayne Capar are not well-known (yet), I will again offer a small review and make some comparisons with spindles of some well-known spindle makers.
The Capar Medium is very pretty, its arms are sizeable but not clunky, overall it looks very elegant. It spins beautifully, of course, well-balanced and light.
![Capar Medium in teak/maple](http://www.meilindis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-18.57.44-800x800.jpg)
I’ve compared the Capar Medium to a couple of spindles that I own, first up: the Capar Small.
![Left: Capar Small, right: Capar Medium](http://www.meilindis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-18.58.32-800x450.jpg)
Then I took out two of my Jenkins spindles, a Delight and a Lark. The Capar Medium falls somewhere in between, having similarly curved arms as the Delight, but with the slimness of the Lark. The placement of the arms on the shaft is a bit lower than on the Jenkins spindles, especially the Lark.
![2014-05-20 19.00.28](http://www.meilindis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-19.00.28-800x450.jpg)
![Left: Jenkins Delight, middle: Capar Medium, right: Jenkins Lark](http://www.meilindis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-19.01.07-800x449.jpg)
Then I took out my Enid Ashcroft spindles, and the Capar nicely fits between the Mini and the Mindi.
![Left: Enid Ashcroft Mini, middle: Capar Medium, right: Enid Ashcroft Mindi](http://www.meilindis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-20-19.10.40-800x450.jpg)
This spindle didn’t disappoint at all, but I already expected that after receiving the excellent Small last week. I’m very happy with these spindles, and I think Wayne Capar deserves some recognition for his great work. I can highly recommend his spindles!
Lovely review! I’m glad I found your blog.
Thanks for the compliments 🙂 glad you like it!
Thank you for such a wonderful review, just love the picture comparisons.
You deserve it, your spindles are amazing!