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Turning a croquet set. How to make sturdy wooden mallets and balls. Official equipment specifications for the mallet, ball and wicket for Class A through Class E are included.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #13 Mar-Apr 1990 pg. 52

Photo shows how to make wooden croquet wickets that have dowels and turnings on top to make them look like castle towers. Est. cost: $19.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1973 (v.51#7) pg. 77

Court diagrams for seven outdoor games: shuffleboard, horseshoes, tetherball, croquet, badminton, volleyball, and deck tennis.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jun 1974 (v.52#6) pg. 132

"Barnyard" croquet has wooden wickets made in animal shapes. Est. cost: $58.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1988 (v.66#7) pg. 38, 42

Backyard game arena includes space for horseshoes, croquet, badminton, volleyball, handball, basketball, shuffleboard, tennis, and a putting green.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #118 Jun 1970 (v.20#5) pg. 44

Making a tournament-turf croquet court. Describes grading, the installation of a French drain, creating a sand seedbed and sowing grass.
FINE GARDENING #8 Jul-Aug 1989 pg. 56

Malletsmithing. Making your own quality croquet set. Includes instructions for both round and rectangular-head mallets.
FINE WOODWORKING #58 May-Jun 1986 pg. 46

Play at home. Layouts for 15 classic backyard games plus instructions on how to dry-line and paint grass, and install a concrete play slab.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #674 Jun 1984 (v.80) pg. 29
Correction MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #676 Aug 1984 (v.80) pg. 6 (Horseshoe scoring).
Correction HOME MECHANIX #681 Jan 1985 (v.81) pg. 13 (Shuffleboard).

From trash to treasure. How to restore throw-away bargains for just a few pennies. (1) Cleaning and repainting metal toys. (2) Repairing kitchen utensils. (3) Repairing board games and a croquet set.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #679 Nov 1984 (v.80) pg. 76

A Victorian pastime. Setting up your yard for either croquet or rogue. Dimensions for the courts and rules of the games.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Jul 1982 (v.10#7) pg. 139

Dimensions for backyard game courts.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1971 (v.136#2) pg. 136

Home court advantage. Ideas for both turf and artificial surfaces for badminton, volleyball, lawn bowling and croquet courts. Includes court dimensions and layout diagrams.
PRACTICAL HOMEOWNER Jul-Aug 1991 (v.6#6) pg. 68

Make croquet wickets from wood and PVC pipe.
SUNSET Jun 1984 (v.172#6) pg. 162

How-to basics of six-wicket croquet.
SUNSET Jul 1985 (v.175#1) pg. 86

Tip on repairing wooden croquet balls.
WOODWORKER #1070 Jan 1983 (v.87) pg. 66

Make your own croquet set, a project which includes the use of a special lathe collet you make for turning balls.
WOODWORKER #1075 Jun 1983 (v.87) pg. 355

Six-mallet croquet set, plus storage rack for mallet and balls.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1968 (v.24#3) pg. 27

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