SEESAW
x TEETER-TOTTER
xx PLAYGROUND & PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Indoor teeter-totter (seesaw) features hand-holds in the shape of horse's head. Built from 3/4" plywood. Est. cost: $25. CANADIAN WORKSHOP Oct 1979 (v.3#1) pg. 73
Teeter totter uses a reinforced piece of sono tube as the balance point. Can be used indoors or out. CANADIAN WORKSHOP Jun 1990 (v.13#9) pg. 42
Indoor seesaw is about 6-ft. long. Collapses for storage. FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 3 1981 (v.94#15) pg. 102, 168
Teeterboard that can withstand the stomp of a 5-ton elephant is laminated from Baltic birch, birch plywood and Bubinga. FINE WOODWORKING #22 May-Jun 1980 pg. 77
Whirling saucer/teeter-totter combination. MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #434 Jul 1964 (v.60) pg. 97
Make a backyard teeter-totter from an old water heater and some wood. MOTHER EARTH NEWS #71 Sep-Oct 1981 pg. 192
An up'n'down merry-go-round. A teeter-totter spins around as well as going up and down. Built from a board, old tire and miscellaneous metal parts. MOTHER EARTH NEWS #75 May-Jun 1982 pg. 126
Rotating seesaw goes round and round as well as up and down. POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1972 (v.137#3) pg. 140
Four playground toys. (1) Bouncing teeter board made from old automobile springs. (2) Merry-go-round swing. (3) "Mountain" built of large wooden cable spools. (4) Stand-up swing. POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1972 (v.138#2) pg. 78
Build a sturdy cedar see-saw with smooth pivoting action. SUNSET Aug 1980 (v.165#2) pg. 90
Teeter-totter with a cow jumping over the moon theme. Stops beneath the seats prevent pinched fingers. Portable for use either indoors or out. WOOD MAGAZINE #79 Jun 1995 (v.12#4) pg. 68, Insert
Bucking bronco totter on a wooden base. WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1965 (v.21#4) pg. 14
Spin-dip saucer. A 3-ft. diameter wooden disk with a tall handle in the middle. Children stand on the disk, hold onto the handle, and cause the disk to spin around and rock back and forth. WORKBENCH May-Jun 1967 (v.23#3) pg. 10
How to make a combination teeter-totter and slide. Can be used inside or out. With curved side down it is a teeter-totter. With curved side up, it becomes a slide with a ladder. Built from 3/4" plywood. Unit is 48" long, 18" wide and 18" high. WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1977 (v.33#6) pg. 68
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