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Offline clintfaas

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Baby Rattle
« on: September 30, 2014, 02:19:23 PM »
I wanted to share a picture of the baby rattle I just finished for my soon-to-be-born son.  I wish I would have taken pictures of the process but instead I just have finished product and the rattle balls I made.  The main part is oak and the balls are mesquite, TX ebony and stabilized rainbow poplar.  Based on the responses I got from another post I wet sanded 400-1200 gr. to fill the grain and finished with Teak Oil in an attempt to make it more "baby safe."  Some suggested use something other than Oak but I had already started the project before reading that.  Being relatively new to turning this is my first "other than call barrels" turning project.  Let me know what y'all think!

I apologize for the cell phone pics.  I'll try to get some with my good camera later. 


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Offline David @ Mad Duck Game Calls

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Re: Baby Rattle
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2014, 02:32:40 PM »
I think its pretty dang cool!
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Offline James Strickland

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Re: Baby Rattle
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2014, 02:34:05 PM »
Very nice.  Would've like to have seen some pics of the process.  I'm having trouble visualizing how you did that.   :huh:
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Re: Baby Rattle
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2014, 02:38:37 PM »
Quote from: James Strickland on September 30, 2014, 02:34:05 PM
Very nice.  Would've like to have seen some pics of the process.  I'm having trouble visualizing how you did that.   :huh:

Research "insideout woodturnings", or at least I think it is called that.

Super nice work on the rattler.

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Offline clintfaas

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Re: Baby Rattle
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2014, 02:56:12 PM »
Quote from: James Strickland on September 30, 2014, 02:34:05 PM
Very nice.  Would've like to have seen some pics of the process.  I'm having trouble visualizing how you did that.   :huh:

Check out this video.  .  Its where I got the idea... Cant take credit for the design!

In short, I started with 4 pieces of 3/4x3/4x8" oak.  Tape them together VERY tightly with 2" masking tape, then turn a section of it round (the "inside" opening).  Sand and finish the inside then mark the corners of the 4 slats and rotate 180 degrees so the void is in the center.  Insert the balls, glue and clamp.  After 24 hours very carefully turn to shape.  I didn't know how much to turn it down so I just stopped often to check the thickness of the outside of the rattle part.  When I was sanding the outside to finish I ran a piece of sand paper through the slats to sand each of them and make the sight window larger. 

It was a fun project... but a little tense at times worrying it was going to explode on me!  Needless to say I took extremely shallow cuts!
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Offline Wane

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Re: Baby Rattle
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2014, 09:35:43 PM »
I really like that one I am going to have to try one of those. And by the way yours looks better than the one in the video.
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