Chinese_elm_rattle

Baby rattle from chinese elm. Popcorn seeds inside make the rattle, the glue joint is burned to disguise it.

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Ryan Jackson

Registered: July 2010
Posts: 19

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Date: Mon July 26, 2010
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Keywords: chinese elm baby rattle

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David Hamann

i like it. good grain and color. Thumbs Up!

David Hamann [papadave] ** http://www.nanapapa99.com **

#1 Mon July 26, 2010 6:09pm

Ryan Jackson

Thanks David!

#2 Mon July 26, 2010 6:19pm

David Seaba

Great Job Ryan!!

#3 Mon July 26, 2010 9:18pm

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Excellent work. What a cool project.
Don L.

#4 Mon July 26, 2010 9:37pm

Ryan Jackson

Thanks guys!

#5 Mon July 26, 2010 10:24pm

Mike Baber

Really cool and nice looking and I love the way you hid the glue joint, what's the size of it. The daughter of a friend of ours is due in late Aug. and I may try to make one of these for their grand baby because the popcorn is a great idea.

Wizzy

#6 Wed July 28, 2010 4:13am

Ryan Jackson

Hi Mike. The size of the largest part is about 1 3/4", large enough to satisfy the Consumer Product Safety Comission requirements for choking hazards. The thinner you turn it the better (and easier) it will rattle, but the harder it is to burn the glue joint without cutting through it. I like to keep mine between 1/8" to 1/4" thick, and I use 5-6 popcorn seeds inside. More than that and it doesn't rattle very well. I also don't use a finigh, since it will almost certainly end up in a kid's mouth. Obviously I sand it quite fine (600).
This really is a fun project. I make a lot of these. I always have some on hand to give to wife for baby showers, and I also donate a lot of them to places like the salvation army, homeless shelters, etc.

#7 Wed July 28, 2010 1:12pm