Thimble 1-1/8" H x 15/16"W
SKU: NB4002
Specifications
Specifications
- Shape: Thimble
- Height: 1-1/8"
- Diameter: 15/16"
- Interior Hole Depth: .875"
- Material: Birch
- Finish State: Unfinished
- Color / Wood Tone: Natural wood tone
- Surface Texture: Smooth
Unfinished Wood Thimble, 1-1/8" x 15/16" Birch
This unfinished wood thimble is a birch turned component measuring 1-1/8" tall with a 15/16" diameter, shaped in a classic thimble form with an interior hole turned into the underside to a hole depth of .875" and a solid, closed top. The birch surface comes sanded smooth and ready for paint, stain, or glue, with no additional prep needed before use.
Common uses include sensory bins, sorting and stacking activities, miniature dollhouse furniture, board game pieces, and pulls for window blinds, light fixtures, or ceiling fans, with pull use requiring a hole drilled through the top into the existing cavity. The smooth turned surface also takes paint well for numbering or color-coding a set of pieces used in classroom or hobby activities.
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- The birch surface arrives sanded smooth, so paint, stain, or glue can go on directly without extra prep.
- The interior hole already turned into the underside means only a single hole through the top is needed to convert the piece into a pull, rather than hollowing it out from scratch.
- At 1-1/8" tall with a 15/16" diameter, each piece is small enough to sort, stack, or store in bins alongside matching pieces.
- The flat base rim keeps each thimble standing upright on its own, making it easier to line up or group pieces while painting or drying.
- Arriving as a single turned piece with no assembly required, it's ready to finish or use as soon as it's unpacked.
- The consistent turned profile gives every piece in a set a matching shape, useful for building uniform game-piece sets or dollhouse furniture groups.
This wood thimble works as a base for a window blind, light fixture, or ceiling fan pull once a hole is drilled through the solid top into the existing cavity, allowing a cord or chain to be run through and secured inside. Its small scale also fits sensory bins and sorting and stacking activities, where a set of same-sized pieces gets sorted by color or texture. Crafters use it as miniature dollhouse furniture, standing in for a stool, small table base, or decorative accent piece, and as a board game piece or token for a home-made game set. For an expanded use, a set finished in different paint colors works as a matching or memory-game piece for early learning activities.
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Does the thimble already have a hole drilled through the top for a pull?
No. The interior hole is turned into the underside and the top is solid, so a hole needs to be drilled through the top into the cavity before it can be used as a pull. -
Does the surface need to be sealed before painting or staining?
No sealing is required first. The birch surface is sanded smooth and ready for paint, stain, or glue right away. -
Are the pieces consistent in size across a pack?
Each piece is turned to the same 1-1/8" height and 15/16" diameter, so pieces within a pack match closely in size and shape. -
What kinds of projects is this thimble typically used for?
It's commonly used for sensory bins, sorting and stacking activities, dollhouse furniture, board game pieces, and pulls for window blinds, light fixtures, or ceiling fans. -
How does the base hold the thimble upright if the inside is hollow?
The flat rim at the base contacts the surface it's set on, so the piece stands upright on its own even though the interior cavity is hollow above that rim. -
Can this piece be used for something other than a pull?
Yes, beyond pulls it's also used as a dollhouse furniture piece, a board game token, and a sorting or stacking piece in sensory play.
As a single turned piece of birch, this thimble arrives finish-ready, with an interior hole already formed into the underside and a solid top left for the maker to drill if a pull is the intended use. Its compact, upright shape holds steady in sensory bins, sorting trays, and dollhouse-scale builds, and its uniform turned profile makes it easy to match across a set. Because no assembly or sealing step is required, it moves directly from unpacking into painting, drilling, or play use.
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