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Tazmaniandevil

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I saw a youtube video of Carl Jacobson turning a baby rattle, and quite fancied a go. Hollowing the top part was a challenge with a round scraper and spindle gouge, especially in a home made chuck. It's not quite spherical where I turned the spigot off, but I know how to avoid that next time.
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The rattle bit is oak, and the handle beech.
 
Now that really takes my fancy mate!! Nice job..

If you use the 'pinch' chuck idea that I used on my lazy susan to turn the ball then you could get it spherical with not too much bother.

Ballchuck3.jpg


Scaled up a bit of course :mrgreen: I have a multi head live tail stock bit, but if you don't then all you need to do is to make the tailstack end a nice interference fit on whatever you have and away you go. It woun't matter that there is a hole in it either.

I may even have a crack at that myself if you don't mind?

Edit : - Thinking about it it doesn't have to be spherical does it? You could make it whatever shape you fancy :D
 
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