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   Triumph1 | Mar 01, 2010 06:29pm | #1

   Very cool. I love the way you formed the piece. I am guessing you have a hollowed out section full of something to make it rattle?

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   lathebeaver | Mar 03, 2010 11:16pm | #2

   I'm really liking how this rattle looks. What sort of glue did you use? What kind of finish? Dried beans for the rattle?

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   inybiny | Mar 11, 2010 09:48pm | #3

   Very cool - I'd love to hear how it sounds

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   BillinSilverSpring | Mar 23, 2010 07:24pm | #4

   lathebeaver wrote, "What sort of glue did you use? What kind of finish? Dried beans for the rattle?

   Titebond yellow glue. Watco oil finish; I don't let the rattles out of the house until they have cured for 30 days. Inside is a small, steel nut for the sound (not very loud).

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   BillinSilverSpring | Mar 23, 2010 07:27pm | #5

   Triumph1 wrote, " I am guessing you have a hollowed out section full of something to make it rattle?"

   The middle purpleheart piece has a hole completely through it; the two birdseye maple sides have a partially drilled 1-inch hole in each. I put a steel nut in the resulting cavity and glued all three pieces together. Then I spent a lot of time carving and sanding.