Turning Baby Rattles from Maple wood - quick woodturning project

A baby rattle can be a pretty quick and simple project - you don't need any real hollowing skills and it can be made with small scraps of wood, some glue, and some rice. It's a pretty straightforward process; the only part that's at all tricky is getting a good fit when you attach the handle to the bulb. Aside from a tiny bit of rough hollowing, the turning is mostly just spindle turning and you can embellish the rattle as much or as little as you like. You could also make a bigger version as maracas and try something other than rice inside to get different sounds.

Still no commentary (yet), but I did include some subtitles with a little extra info about what I'm doing in certain parts. Maybe you'll actually hear me speak in the next one (my first attempt was a disaster, so you won't be seeing that one).

[ivanbukh]

Well done! Wonderful rattles! This is much better than Chinese plastic!

[nickyork]

Great video, thanks a lot, really clear and beautiful work.

[mayankkanyal]

Looks great, what you had used to give a finish? Polish, wax or something else?

[barbf]

Chad, you do nice work, but I would love to hear you comment on what you are, and maybe give us some measurements, so we can give it a try. Thanks for sharing & see you next time

[vinceearl]

Clever use of the wire woodburner to hide that seam!

[mjn]

I see so many YouTubers with Robust toolrests on non-Robust lathes. I also use them on my Jet lathe, and there are none better. Why doesn’t every lathe maker learn from this and copy the best??

[tangobravowhiskey]

What was all the band saw work at the beginning?

[genecooksey]

Such a great job, very smooth, Babies will love it, thanks for sharing your video, , don't forget to check out my latest video, segment Canister set, Gene

[ingerastrup]

Why use epoxy when you could easily use something less toxic. Nice rattle though