The Woodshop Shed

Three More Rattles

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


More friends are having grand babies so I thought the little ones need rattles. The two long ones are 5 1/4” long and 1 1/8' diameter on the ends and have 2 steel balls in each end. They are turned out of Box elder.The ring rattle is 3 7/8” diameter and a little over 1/2” on the cross section. It is made from mesquite and has 4 steel balls inside.They are all finished with a 3 step buff and wax ( carnuba wax).I add a few shots of them in the making. I did the ring a little different than I do bracelets- I finished the outside first and had to hold it to do the inside. I made a split ring collet out of nylon ( I have made many out of wood before) to hold it from the outside. So if I make any more ring rattles, they will have to be 3 7/8” diameter.Cheers, Jim

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