The new Ashford "Charkha" is an upright accelerated quill spindle wheel. Made of New Zeland Silverbeech, it features a tapered stainless steel spindle, ball bearings for smooth action, a polyband, adjustable tension and rubber feet for tabletop spinning. The 9" wheel can be assembled for either left or right hand cranking and 2 ratios are possible: 16 and 80 to 1 (the latter when using the accelerating countershaft). The wheel comes with a Danish oil finish.
