Maple Rattle

Some lucky kid will enjoy

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Nice work for a really cute child.

Claude

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Great idea and I appreciate knowing how how you did it, someone else I know may be getting one.

-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia

Cool idea of creating the noise makers first then turning

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

That will fix her Jim, well don for a nice looking girl.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I would 100% forget where the balls were and turn the steel balls right out of it.

Nice work!!

Looks the part Jim,... customer seems satisfied! ..... or are they saying “what no fractals”
I hope your knee reflex test passed OK! tee hee

As per Claude’s comment!

-- Regards Rob

What a Great “Fix” for such a beautiful gal! :)

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: https://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/index.php

Very nice Jim, like the idea of how you inserted the weights. Babe looks happy with it.

-- Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Thanks for all the nice comments..anything for” pretty blue eyes”!!

Hi Raskal..funny you should say that. I made the first one out of sycamore and ( I don’t know what I was thinking …it was late at night!! ) I bored the holes 7/8” deep on both sides. When I got to the 1 3/4” diameter I noticed openings in the piece. If I’d have gone any further, I’d have been blasted by those steel balls!! The 7/8” was the distance from center on my drawing to the outside diameter and the mistaken depth matched that!

Hi Rob, she uses the rattle like a drumstick on the empty coffee container. Kids have fun with the cheapest toys!!

Cheers, Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!

shes really growing fast … you have made a wonderful rattle ….. soon she be beating on a 55 gal drum …. LOL *GREAT JOB :<))) GRATZ TOP 3

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

The last picture is the best picture.
Nice job Jim.

Nice job, Jim. Looks great. My partner’s cuzzie is due in September and I have been meaning to do something similar. :)

-- Lynne, New Zealand - Crikey, Aussie is another country, Bro.

Nice job Jim and good idea listening to your wife. I remember making a few rattles and they were fun. I’ll be making a few more in a few months again. I will use that idea of splitting the piece first and adding the rattle, and then turn.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

I’d sure like to see a video of you making a rattle, Jim. It’s kind of a mystery to me. Not the assembly, and such, but the actual turning. I’m sure you must have some gadgetry that I’m unfamiliar with.

-- Mark