Reclaimed Wood Segmented Rattle

A coworker recently had a little baby girl, and so I thought I'd make a rattle for her. Because it has to be hollowed out I knew I would at least be gluing up two halves, so I figured I'd go all-out and make the head of the rattle completely segmented. It's made of walnut and reclaimed oak floorboards.
Alan Stratton on turning a sphere:
• Turn A Large Hollow Wo...

[@SabotPottery]

That is the nicest rattle I've seen in ages. Beautifully turned and precise video. I'll have to give it a go for a new grand-daughter. Cheers from Paul, Salisbury East, South Australia.

[@electriciandallastx9182]

Thanks for the thoughts you have discussed here.

[@uoleo]

Nice one, mate!

[@adamquincey4371]

Excellent...
Cheers...

[@tooljunkie555]

Thats really nice..what tool did u use to shape the round ball? thanks for sharing this. Ha e a good one

[@sowiebinich]

Joe basementwoodworking I shaped it with the lathe using a technique I saw another woodturner use for making spheres (adding a link to the description).

[@tooljunkie555]

Dan Lecocq cool thanks man! i just bought a lathe and my sister is going to have a baby boy in oct. so this wood be great

[@michaelboudreau7672]

Great video, thank you for sharing... Just curious, how did it sound with the bb's?
Thanks again

[@sowiebinich]

The beads worked great -- not a very loud sound, so perfect for a baby.

[@awldune]

Dan, why do you apply finish with the project off of the lathe? It appears to work fine, but on the lathe is so much quicker :)
Also, what finish do you use? It looks very thick!

[@sowiebinich]

On the lathe is much quicker, but I've usually got a couple projects going and don't like to tie up the lathe :-) I mostly use shellac at maybe a #2 cut.

[@awldune]

Thanks Dan!

[@rogerbane3839]

@@sowiebinich food grade Finnish... it is a baby rattle baby's put everything in their mouth

[@rodneysharpe5832]

hi dan... im new to woodturning, and wondering how you made and set up the sled on the saw to cut the angle you needed for making the segments?? hope ya can explain in easy terms..lol thank very much Dan

[@sowiebinich]

Hi Rodney,
If you want to make a sled, I recommend a style called a "wedgie sled," (ua-cam.com/video/AdF7sKMKRR0/v-deo.html). I think it's the smartest design that's commonly used -- had I known about it when I made mine, I would have done that style.
That said, I have a video about the one that I made to use in this video: ua-cam.com/video/7tWw9TV_ju4/v-deo.html

[@OhBHayes]

What does it sound like???😡