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Other walker designs
WALKER MADE FROM CANE,
RATTAN, OR BAMBOO
Design from Rattan and
Bamboo Equipment For
Handicapped Children,
J. K. Hutt.
wood walker
Joints can be
tied with
cane, ribbon,
nylon string,
strips of car
inner tube or
whatever.
Design by
Don Caston.
Wood walker for
a child whose
legs need to be
held apart.
Note: A walker
with no wheels
is very stable
but harder to
move.
A walker with
2 wheels and
2 posts is fairly
stable but easy
to move.
A walker with 3 or
4 wheels is very
easy to move but
can easily roll out
from under the
child (unless the
child is seated).
seat
WALKER MADE FROM SOLID IRON ROD (RE-BAR)
WITH ARMRESTS—WELDING REQUIRED
Design from Simple
Prosthesis Manufacture,
Chris Dartnell.
Measure
child.
Cut and bend rod.
Assemble walker.
elbow
height
padding or
hand-grips
from
crutches
rubber
slider
wood wheel
SIDE
VIEW
FRONT
VIEW
ARMREST
width of
forearm
angled
toward
body
wheel
washer
Weld curved
armrest to rod.
leather,
cardboard,
plastic,
or sponge
nail
weld
SIMPLE WALKER MADE FROM SOLID IRON ROD (RE-BAR)—
WELDING REQUIRED
Design from Simple
Prosthesis Manufacture,
Chris Dartnell.
Cut and weld rod. SIDE VIEW
FRONT VIEW
arms in
half-bent
position
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