Boomerangs: How to Make and Throw Them
by Bernard S. Mason
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Author: Bernard S. MasonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1974-06-01
ISBN: 0486230287
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: A classic book on boomerangs
Summary: 5 Stars
Would you like to make a boomerang? This book will teach you how to do that. And it tells us plenty about all sorts of boomerangs and how to throw them.
You start with a stick. You round the top side to a roughly convex shape while the bottom remains flat. And you bend the ends slightly towards the convex side. If you do it really well, it may already be a boomerang (called a "tumblestick"). You can try it. But it is better to make two of them and attach them to make a "cross-stick" boomerang. These tend to work very well indeed, unless they get caught in a wind. You can even put three of these sticks together, to get a "pinwheel" boomerang. And Mason describes a bunch of variations on all these designs.
Of the variations, the most interesting are the "boomabirds," which look like birds. There is some fascinating material on how to make them.
The book also includes a section on Australian boomerangs. There are two types. One is called the "return" boomerang. When thrown vertically, it makes an arc and returns (unless it hits something). The other is misleadingly called the "non-return" boomerang. When thrown horizontally, it returns. But when thrown vertically, it just keeps going until it lands. Australian boomerangs are weapons, and birds (which generally do not realize that they need to avoid them) are the prime targets.
I enjoyed reading this book, and I recommend it.
Summary of Boomerangs: How to Make and Throw Them
Learn to make and fly nearly every type of boomerang! This outstanding primer combines native methods and the author's new designs ? all of them easy to make and throw, safe, and full of possibilities. Varieties include cross-stick boomerangs from 14 inches to 3 feet, pinwheel boomerangs, bird- and airplane-shaped boomerangs, and more.
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