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Here are a couple of baby rattles that I’ve made. These are made from maple, and are about 6” long, and roughly 1-3/4” in diameter. Its best to keep these as large of a diametr as possible, I read where 1-5/8” was a min, but I could be wrong on that.
I started out with an octogon so I could lay out the small holes, then I cut the top off, bored a 1-3/8” hole 2” deep and put 6 small bells in each one and replacing the top and lined up the grain. 2 coats of bees wax finnish.
Lots of fun to make, and to watch people try and figure out how the bells got in.
Thanks for viewing
-- Andy Stark
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Grant Davis
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#1 posted 868 days ago
great idea relic, I don’t have any small kids or grandkids yet but I will keep these in mind for the future.
-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"
Karson
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#2 posted 868 days ago
Some great looking rattles. Nice design.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
NormG
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#3 posted 868 days ago
Well now we know how the bells got in them. Great job, I need to make a rattle, this easier than what I was planning
-- Norman
relic
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#4 posted 866 days ago
Thanks for the comments, yes they are easier than they look.
-- Andy Stark
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