Boomerang Dave's Boomerang Journal

With a craft show rapidly approaching I have to knuckle down and get some boomerangs made. I managed to get about 20 blanks cut out and sanded, with most needing a trip to the field to test fly. I found a stack of offset omegas from Okoume plywood and sanded them up quick, since they get clear finish and no paint. That increases my stock quickly. I also made 6 boomerangs with reversible airfoils. When thrown one way, they go further and lower, flipped over they go shorter but higher. Really interesting to see. I must think of a really cool paint job.
 
In addition to boomerangs I made some Aboriginal like clap sticks. These are sticks, about 12 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, which have tapered ends and are struck like a clave to produce sound for rythmn. The aboriginies either paint them or burn designs in them. I made six sets from white ash, a hard wood with excellent tone. I paintd them, making a solid band of color and adding dort art similar to the Aboriginal style.

I also decided to paint a few larger boomerangs with faux dot art. One boomerang is a Alberto Sabal designed Predator Hook, which was made by Rob Stewart. Rob had trouble with the boomerang and traded it to me. I fixed it and have now painted it in a dot art patten to represent a King Snake. The black, yellow and red pattern is striking. I can't wait for Rob to see how I painted it.

More boomerangs to make today, after church.

Photo: Dots being applied to Predator Hook.