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A few past shuttles (no longer available)

Shuttles with black walnut featherwood and big-leaf maple emphasis
Boat shuttles with black walnut featherwood and big-leaf tiger maple emphasis

Quill shuttles with black walnut featherwood and bird's eye maple emphasis
Quill shuttles with black walnut featherwood and dense bird’s eye maple emphasis

A 7 layer shuttle: big leaf maple, black walnut, quartersawn oak, and curly maple
A 7 layer boat shuttle: big leaf maple, black walnut, quartersawn oak, and curly maple

A birch shuttle
A 7-layer birch boat shuttle with quartersawn oak, curly maple, and black walnut

Exhibition shuttles:  fiddleback maple with pink ivory yarn-slot surrounds
Exhibition shuttles: fiddleback maple, walnut, and dark bird’s eye maple with pink ivory yarn-slot inlay surrounds

Custom curly white oak and bird's eye maple shuttles; yarn-slot inlay surrounds of ebony and curly maple
Custom curly white oak and bird’s eye maple shuttles; yarn-slot inlay surrounds of ebony and curly maple. Centers are hard tiger maple and black walnut featherwood

Exhibition ebony shuttle with buckthorn and bird's eye maple.  Shuttle sanded to 12,000 grit before finishing.
Exhibition ebony shuttle with buckthorn and bird’s eye maple. Shuttle sanded to 12,000 grit prior to finishing for glass-like surface

Exhibition pink ivory shuttle with rosewood and curly maple.  Shuttle sanded to 12,000 grit before finishing.
Exhibition pink ivory shuttle with rosewood and curly maple. Shuttle sanded to 12,000 grit prior to finishing for glass-like surface

Figured Hawaiian Koa shuttle top-view
Figured Hawaiian Koa shuttle top-view

Figured Hawaiian Koa shuttle (bottom view)
Figured Hawaiian Koa shuttle (bottom view)

Mango and koa shuttle.  Both woods are from the island of Hawai'i where they pick up coloration from the volcanic soils
Mango and koa shuttle. Both woods are from the island of Hawai’i where they pick up coloration from the volcanic soils

Custom made stick shuttles: exotic-grained woods are stabilized by making a plywood of two different woods.  These are tiger maple on outside surface.
Custom made stick shuttles: exotic-grained woods are stabilized by making a plywood of two different woods. These are tiger and bird’s eye maple on outside surface.

Full view of custom stick shuttles.  These are finely shaped, and sanded to 2000 grit.
Full view of custom stick shuttles. These are finely shaped, and sanded to 2000 grit.