by Guest » Fri May 07, 1999 12:00 am
I'm just now in the process of refinishing my crutch. It's made of two identical pieces of oak. Each one measures 52" x 2-1/2" x 1/2". There is a hole for the pivot bolt 3" from the top end. The ends are a bit hard to describe -- the bottom end is cut off at about a 15 degree angle (to the width), and the resulting shape is smoothed to a curve, sort of a an airfoil leading edge. The top end has a notch cut out such that when the "scissors" are opened, the boom fits neatly into them. This end is also smoothed, but into an S-curve. If you send me a snailmail address, I'll draw a template of the ends and send it to you.
Ian (pacurar-at-uakron.edu)