Bonnie,
Yes, I suppose you could drill a hole in your blank and then glue a plug in to cap it off. So, you don't need a router.
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Bonnie,
Yes, I suppose you could drill a hole in your blank and then glue a plug in to cap it off. So, you don't need a router.
You could just do it all on the lathe: hollow it and than plug it! Shouldn't make a difference... just make sure you hollow it thin enough that the noise isn't dampened, but thick enough that it can't be broken open!
Thank you all for the big help you've been. A lot more ideas floating around in my head now than I had before :)
One concern with plugging the end is wood movement. If the hollowed-out rattle moves differently than the wooden plug, the glue joint might fail or the rattle might crack. On the small scale of a rattle, this is unlikely to be a problem. I'd use stable wood for the blank and plug.