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Baby Rattle

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I made this for my granddaughter - it's a traditional style baby's rattle with three captive rings made from a piece of walnut. It's finished with (safe for toys) Liberon Black Bison paste wax :

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and here's my granddaughter unwrapping her present. The joy of giving!

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We’ve still got toys I made nearly 50yrs ago still being used by my Grandchildren - Ruby aged 3.
Wooden toys last much longer than plastic stuff.

Rod
 
Thanks gents! The baby rattle is proving to be a big hit, I'm told.

I made one for my grandson a couple of years ago and he loved his too. Fun to make. I love making stuff for my kids' families. I'll have to get started on more Christmas tree decorations soon!
 
Nice job; never tried to do a 'captive ring'...tricksy or what, special tool/techinque? How about an 'old skool' football rattle for a proper ear bending? :lol: - Rob
 
Woodbloke":35h0y254 said:
Nice job; never tried to do a 'captive ring'...tricksy or what, special tool/techinque? How about an 'old skool' football rattle for a proper ear bending? :lol: - Rob
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Thanks! My "special" captive ring tool is a length of 6mm HSS round bar in a home-made handle with the end bent at right angles and sharpened like a mini skew, which is used to part the rings once they are shaped. One of the guys at our club gave a demo a while ago and I was able to check out the tool he'd made. The rest is just spindle work with a small spindle gouge. Like everything, it just takes practice.
 
I like the rattle it is the old design, which would not be allowed now due to the handle being too small in diameter. Elf and safety gone made again.
 
Thanks Paul, Malc and Derek!

I like the rattle it is the old design, which would not be allowed now due to the handle being too small in diameter. Elf and safety gone made again.
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I've made three of these for different babies and the funny thing is, babies have no concept of what a handle is and all three prefer to shake theirs by the other end! :lol:
 
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