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Bonnie Campbell
03-06-2009, 7:10 PM
I better anyway. Made this madrone rattle for my first grandchild....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/annieoakley/Alex/AlexRattle3.jpg
charlie knighton
03-06-2009, 7:22 PM
very nice...
Steve Schlumpf
03-06-2009, 7:23 PM
Looks great Bonnie! Hope you have a great time on your trip!
Don Carter
03-06-2009, 7:36 PM
Bonnie:
Alex is one lucky little boy to have a grand that can turn very nice rattles! Enjoy your trip.

All the best.

Don
David Christopher
03-06-2009, 7:41 PM
very nice rattle Im sure alex will love it
Kirk Miller
03-06-2009, 9:00 PM
Awesome rattle Bonnie. I am sure it will be cherished. Enjoy yourself on your visit.
Bernie Weishapl
03-06-2009, 10:06 PM
That is a beauty Bonnie. Enjoy the trip and grandson.
Ken Fitzgerald
03-06-2009, 10:42 PM
NIcely done Bonnie! Grandkids and great-grandkids are more fun than kids ever were! You can afford to spoil them and send them home to the parents!

Congrats and enjoy!
alex carey
03-06-2009, 11:35 PM
My name is alex also. If only he had been born 2 days later he'd have the same birthday and the same name. Nice rattle :)
Dean Thomas
03-07-2009, 12:24 AM
Nice piece, but I have a question born strictly out of ignorance of the species. Is madrone an okay wood for a kid to suck on? Maple is often used, but maple is one that is almost non-allergenic plus it tends to let bacteria die quickly. That was why it worked so well for butcher blocks.

Just a thought. Really like the burned in detail, too. Nice touch.
Bonnie Campbell
03-07-2009, 1:45 AM
Thanks all.

I read up on madrone and didn't see anything that should be a problem using it. I doubt my daughter is going to let him do any chewing on it. It'll most likely be used as a 'clacking' rattle or just put up.
Dean Thomas
03-07-2009, 10:53 AM
Wasn't trying to be an alarmist, but we all know about tykes, toys, and teething. :)

Again, nice piece. I hope to have pix of a rattle up shortly. Done one and have 3 more on my workbench. Productive bunch of friends we have.
Bonnie Campbell
03-07-2009, 11:36 AM
Wasn't trying to be an alarmist, but we all know about tykes, toys, and teething. :)


Oh, no problem Dean, no offense taken. That's why I said it'll most likely be used as a clacking rattle. I'm a bit leery of the rings. The ones I have made I specifically tell the parent "Do NOT let the baby have it without watching them". Lord knows, things happen no matter what. Something like this though can kill a kid if attention isn't paid to what they're doing with it.
Dean Thomas
03-09-2009, 12:22 AM
Well, Bonnie, it was a grandma that provided me a picture of my rattle, with the kiddo for whom it was made. Check it out under "Test Drive". :D