Hippo Baby Rattle
description
Cute and easy baby rattle made from hard maple and walnut. Dowels are 1/4" birch. Be sure all supplies including glue and finish are safe for children. I rounded over the edge with a 1/8" round-over bit using a palm router. Finished with an all-natural, food-safe beeswax and mineral oil paste.
notes
Credit to Madebymitch on Instructables for the original inspiration:
Amazon links:
machine
X-Carve Pro
materials
Hard Maple, Walnut
COMMENTS
Great project! It looks beautiful. How did you get the dowel rod into the middle of the circle?
Zach Kaplan · January 15, 2026
Simple! I used a drill with a 1/4" bit. I added another photo to show the back.
Thomas L. · January 16, 2026
cool project! just testing to see if chat is working as expected
Vlad Seghete · February 19, 2026
Thanks!
Thomas L. · February 19, 2026
will this trigger a notification? if so, it did what I intended!
Vlad Seghete · March 09, 2026