Baby Rattles

[Craftdiggity]

These are quickly becoming a specialty of mine. I cannot keep them in stock. They sell out at the craft shows and on the website. I have just finished these.

American Holly

Walnut

Purpleheart

Chris

 

[glycerine]

Neat, I like those.

 

[RAdams]

Those are nice!

Not trying to be a buzzkill here, but you might be careful with selling these. I can think of a couple of reasons right off the top of my head...

1. a bad reaction between a babies skin, and an exotic wood, or a domestic wood for that mater.

2.stringent regulations regarding toys and finishes etc.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Yep, I forgot to mention that I sell these as "heirlooms only". With each one I sell, I give copy of the FDA rules for children's toys and another document stating unequivocally how these do NOT conform blah, blah, blah. Everyone just gives me a wink and says okay.

Chris

 

[seamus7227]

Nice work! At least you are covering your rear end with the disclaimer

 

[Craftdiggity]

The FDA rules would make them gigantic and unwieldy for a baby. Some of these are pushing it as it is. I made one out of ebony for my second daughter, and she conked me right on the forehead twice before I could get the thing out of her hand. I got that away from her and gave her a birch one instead.

Chris

 

[BobBurt]

Nice job, thanks for showing them

 

[PaulDoug]

Those are some of the nicest I have seen. And what would we do without the Gov. taking care of us? We don't even have to think for ourselves anymore.. fact we can't, the Gov. won't let us. Remember, you are now breathing out a hazardous material.

I wanted to ask, before I went off on my little rant, what do you use to make the rings? Do you have one of those "ring tools"?

 

[Chief Hill]

Nice job. In my opinion disclamers and such are overboard. At least they would be in Canada. I would tell them they are for show.
Only in the Great USA can someone take a toy like this and hurt themselves and make a mountain of a mole hill by causing a huge law suit.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Rob,

You might have noticed that we like to sue each other here. How else are we supposed to get rich without working???

Chris

 

[lazyguy]

Nice work! At least you are covering your rear end with the disclaimer

I have been pondering that since these new laws came in, does a disclaimer legally cover your rear?

 

[nava1uni]

Those are nice!

Not trying to be a buzzkill here, but you might be careful with selling these. I can think of a couple of reasons right off the top of my head...

1. a bad reaction between a babies skin, and an exotic wood, or a domestic wood for that mater.

2.stringent regulations regarding toys and finishes etc.

Government issues aside. The comment about exotic wood and skin reaction in infants is a valid point. Infants and toddlers tend to mouth things and this could cause a reaction from the exotic/domestic wood if there is an allergic response. I would avoid those woods so as not to cause harm to someone who can't tell anyone that something is happening in their mouth or throat. I am a pediatric RN and some of the woods can harm infants/toddlers so be careful as to do no harm.