This spindle was made as a gift for a spinner who is just getting into re-enactment. The background is a knitted hat which was also a gift for him, the lucky fellow. Techniques involved: boneworking, whittling Materials used: the ball socket of a cow's thigh bone, 9mm oak dowel Tools used: Opinel knife, junior hacksaw, drill, files, variety of sandpapers References: I started with one reference for this, and it's one of those "based on a find" ones. I used the picture on this page to get the…