Thanks for Watching Folks! Here's the Link to the Plans which include Simple, Easy to Follow, Step by Step Instructions in Metric as well as Imperial Measurements. The Plans also include versions for Left Hand Throwers as Well as Right Throwers. They also include Instructions as to How to Throw a Boomerang. Enjoy!! etsy.me/3KgNqt2
My father bought the Hasbro version of this boomerang for me and my brother back in the late 60's. They were made of hard plastic with sharp edges. Took me about ten minutes of unsupervised throwing to take one in the face that sliced into both my eyebrows so they flopped down into my eyes. Still have the scars 55 years later.
@diyforknuckleheads Dad gave them to us, showed how to throw, and catch, then went inside. It was probably 1967, or 1968. Kids were less protected then.
I had a commercial one that I got on a camp trip when I was a kid. We went to some sort of boomerang making place in country Victoria somewhere. They told us to hold it vertically and flick it with the wrist. Had many times where we were on the ground with our hands over our heads when we lost sight of it and you could hear it coming in. Ended up running over it with the mower one day. Apparently Boomerangs and Honda mowers are natural enemies in the wild. Great job and very nice paint scheme. Thanks for the video.
Boomerangs being banned reminds me a lot of Yo Yo's getting banned when I was a kid in the 90's. Kids kept getting better and better yoyo's made out of aluminium and titanium, eventually slinging them on the ultra thin strings and launching them across the playground. Few kids got hit in the head pretty hard and bam, banned. But that's what happen when you have a bunch of kids that do shoot the moon and around the world as many times and as fast as they could all recess long.
@@diyforknuckleheads My father had a boomerang from some tribe in South Africa with incredible artwork on it, me and my freind took it out to play with it when I was a kid , my freind who wasn't very good at throwing it caused it to break when it hit a tree, my Dad wasn't best pleased as you can imagine!😳😂✌️
I'm a first time viewer, my friend, and as I, too, spent the golden years of 1979-1984 in a comprehensive school, in the North-East of England, I feel like I know exactly where your reminiscing story took you (I was there, mate, trying to duck as eleventy million homemade boomerangs whizzed through the playground air! This image was accompanied by the brilliant bass tones of 'A land Down-Under' by "Men at Work'.... what a totally class tune!!! "With a hippy-trail, head full of zombies!" hahah) I even had a boomerang myself that Santa left me one snowy Christmas morn, with me looking outside at 4ft of snow, thinking, 'Er, I think Santa has given me Bruce's presents instead of mine by mistake! He's probably opening a thick wooly scarf with matching bobble-hat, thinking... 'WTF!' 🤔 lol. I'm liking "The cut of your jib", and so have hit that subscribe button and joint your merry crew! Glad to be on board! 🙋🏻♂️ 🪃
Mate.....79 to 84 is exactly my timeline as well. I reckon you're a 1966 model 🤔 Thanks for the awesome comment and for the Sub! Welcome aboard mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Love playing with these…back in 1985, while at a Club Med in Sicily, I took my boomerang along with me….hehe the looks I got from both locals and holiday makers as I threw my boomerang out over the Mediterranean…..priceless, maybe I was and am the only person to have thrown a boomerang on that island…..still got my two boomerangs, one is a very fast smaller one, the other a large slow but very returnable one….love playing around with them, just need plenty of space……get the angle right, a regular hold or a dingle grip, and then catch using a two handed clapping technique…and you can have all the fun you ever want…cheers…now to find an empty space on my small island home of Jersey.
I simply adore that you still draw freehand onto your material with a pencil and hand cut with technologies like laser and cnc and cad commonplace nowadays, seems right somehow.
I was raised in the states, Boomerangs were not that common. This morning I just happen to catch your video on a random popup. Long story short, I believe I will try to build one. Thanks for sharing your video Larry F. Las Vegas, Nevada. USA
Boy, we made four winged boomerangs, five winged boomerangs, boomerangs that returned with a menacing whoa-whoa-whoa sound, boomerangs to lift 5 pounds... back in the 80s.
@diyforknuckleheads Never. The 60s were the good old days. We didn't have boomerangs here in Ireland but we did get to watch The Magic Boomerang TV show. And we loved the escapades of Tom and his pal Wombat. Now I'm 70 and I have a 3 blade boomerang like yours. I love your paint job.
Thanks Andy! Yeah mate the paint job made the whole thing pop 👍👍 Don't talk to me about the shoulder!! It's been on the blink for years and is just getting worse 😢 I suppose these things happen as we approach the Golden Years 😂
Thanks Phil! Good luck with it mate. Just remember that you have left handed boomerangs as well as right handed boomerangs. The one l made was for a left hander. 👍😁🇦🇺
Hey Uncle , that was brilliant! My grandson and I here in the UK have missed you, not seen a vid from you for a while, he says, take your time and hurry up with the next one!! Great stuff, thanks Uncle, take care out there
👍😁...Cheers mate 👍 Yeah I'm a big fan of the Spin Technique....l think the randomness of it is what's intriguing.....you never quite know what you are going to get. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Man You Sticked it! 🤣😆🤪 The paint job was from the 60'S and yes that would be the 1900's Hahahahaha. Totally Awesome. Here in Indiana some of us kids had them and we could not play with them at school either. 😥 Thanks Mate! LLAP 🖖
When I was a kid back in the 1950s and 1960s we made conventionally shaped boomerangs using 5/8" plywood coated with epoxy paint which helped their longevity. They were heavy but flew great. We tried using the boomerangs to hunt pheasants in the local fields but never got any. The big surprise was when the boomerang came streaking toward the flying pheasants they would crash dive into the brush as though the boomerang was a hawk or eagle attacking them.
I think the Aboriginal hunting rangs were basically just heavy sticks and didn't return. Non returning boomerangs work better for hunting because they don't curve. For hunting you want the boomerang to go as straight as possible towards the target, otherwise they'll see the movement across their retina and have a chance to react.
Now it’s officially my BD. Uncle Knackers just made my day. We, made boomerangs in class as well, right after we invented the wheel lol. I never did learn how to throw it correctly. I love your humor dad jokes and all. What a fun project brings back memories. Are we making a diggerydoo next say yes please. Lol I swear watching you throw it was so much fun.
OMG!...A didge! What a great idea...love it 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Was actually talking to my neighbour this arvo who is a woodwork teacher and l told him how he should teach his kids how to make a boomerang as l had just made one and he said....yep love to but they seen't allowed to these days...what a shame!! Glad you liked it mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Mate. I just found this video. I'm an Aussie as well. Do you remember the "FloBow" toy from the 1970's at all? That thing could fly, and it always came right back to you at speed.
John.....l don't think l ever saw the FloBow but l'm sure that since it was made back in the 70's it would have been awesome! I'm going to google it now 👍😁🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheads The wings were probably about a centimetre from the bottom of the curve to the top of the arc. I think there was a slight twist in the wings from the centre to the ends. And the plastic was about three millimetres thick. They weren't painted and were moulded in one colour like a Frisbee. They were hard plastic. You should try to make one mate. Cheers.
Pretty sure it was a Flo-Bo. Four wings. A mate had one. He hit a girl in the head on a family BBQ in the country and that was the end of it. His Dad broke it into pieces in front of the girl and her family. A great pity in my opinion. That thing did EXACTLY what it said on the box. Heaps better than my SoopaLoopa with fake aboriginal paintings on it.
Despite the "stick" schtick I stuck and enjoyed the show. The boomerang is impressive, Shane, and the paint job is out of this world. When I get notice of one of your new vids, it just makes my day.
@@diyforknuckleheadsWaddaya mean, "taking the time"? Hah! Great vids, Shane: humorous, entertaining, full of valuable information and occasional invaluable safety features. I've built a few boats and a house over fifty years' time, and I still get a kick out of your videos 👍 and the odd bit of new info or a nifty design. Worth it, mate. 🇺🇸 🇯🇵
Fantastic. I would question your comment about needing wind though. A bit like saying planes require wind to fly. Boomerangs should fly and come back without any wind.
Cheers mate and yes you are right you don't actually need wind but l find it useful as my throw is a little weak due to a bad shoulder. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Love the paint job. In 7th grade we had drafting and shop class and a boomerang was one of the projects. Draw it then make it. They were the traditional 2 blade models about 24” Across.. They flew quite well when clear coated.
Please forgive me for that brief moment where I questioned whether or not you were about to ruin your boomerang with those initial squiggles of paint. I had no idea of the awesomeness that was to come! I have never made or used a boomerang..... that is until probably a short time from now Awesome project, cant wait to give it a whirl (heh) !!! ❤️
😂....Don't worry Mary, l was initially questioning my decision to paint it as well! Good luck with yours. Just remember that you have Left Handed Boomerangs as well as Right Handed Boomerangs. The one l made was for a left hander. If in doubt, l have a link to the Plans in the Description Box under the video that you can follow for each type. Good luck 👍😁🇦🇺
Great video, just a question? While the holes on each arm end are aesthetic, wouldn't it be better to keep that mass on the end to help maintain the spin? Perhaps mone the holes more inward? I don't know, just wondering?
Thanks Robert! As you can see from the vid, the boomerang comes back quite easily even been thrown from an old bloke with a dodgy shoulder 😂 The holes would affect the aerodynamics a little but not enough to stop it from returning 👍🇦🇺
I had a boomerang when I was a kid, that if you threw it just right, it would make a big wide circle and come back and just about hover right over your head before slowly spinning down for you to catch it. I had never seen anything like it!
I reckon that I had a plastic one, courtesy of a Melbourne show bag. Used to get a Bertie Beetle bag too, for the toys. A lot of show bags were free and came with miniature containers of sample products. Yeah. I'm a 1959 manufactured person. LOL. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria.
They should never let a father take his newborn babes home until he can prove he knows what a boomerang that won't come back is. Dad Jokes rule! Also, my daughter loves boomerangs. When she comes home on leave from the Army I think I'll surprise her with a Dad-built version. Thanks for showing us how.
Love the paint job ! 🙂 I understand the traditional two-bladed boomerang can be heavy enough to kill a small animal. That would hurt if you tried to catch it with your mouth.
Thanks Mick 👍 Would have been nice to have without the washout but hey....a wins a win 🇦🇺🇦🇺 You guys came back with a vengeance l have to say...well done 👍😁🇦🇺
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Thanks for Watching Folks! Here's the Link to the Plans which include Simple, Easy to Follow, Step by Step Instructions in Metric as well as Imperial Measurements. The Plans also include versions for Left Hand Throwers as Well as Right Throwers. They also include Instructions as to How to Throw a Boomerang. Enjoy!! etsy.me/3KgNqt2
It's noy for lefthanded people, wright!?
An alternative to the jigsaw is to use a scroll saw if you have one. I saw you tear into that plywood with a circular saw and thought, wtf? 😂
A stick, I like that. Gave me a chuckle.
Buyer beware: Faulty boomerangs are non-returnable.
I'll see myself out now.
😂😂..Boom Tish!
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You're terrible Muriah, lol.
My father bought the Hasbro version of this boomerang for me and my brother back in the late 60's. They were made of hard plastic with sharp edges. Took me about ten minutes of unsupervised throwing to take one in the face that sliced into both my eyebrows so they flopped down into my eyes. Still have the scars 55 years later.
😬😬....Oohhh...that would have been a little nasty.....who was supposed to be in charge, mum or dad ??
@diyforknuckleheads Dad gave them to us, showed how to throw, and catch, then went inside. It was probably 1967, or 1968. Kids were less protected then.
Be honest, you really miss those days, don’t you?
@@vymim I let my son drive my truck on a dry lake bed in CA by himself without me in the truck when he was 10. What do you think?
5he paintjob turned out awesome! Very 80s,
👍😁....Thanks mate 👍😁🇦🇺
I had a commercial one that I got on a camp trip when I was a kid.
We went to some sort of boomerang making place in country Victoria somewhere.
They told us to hold it vertically and flick it with the wrist.
Had many times where we were on the ground with our hands over our heads when we lost sight of it and you could hear it coming in.
Ended up running over it with the mower one day.
Apparently Boomerangs and Honda mowers are natural enemies in the wild.
Great job and very nice paint scheme.
Thanks for the video.
😂....yep, mowers are not not the best of mates. Glad you liked the paint job and thanks for watching mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Now thats way to find it.
@@Dirtyharry70585 Yeah but finding the bits really didn't improve my situation Boomerang wise tbh.
lol same state here & yep with the hands lol good ol' memories of fun times.
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I'd bet you've inspired thousands of people to do paint jobs just like yours. Awesome dude!
Cheers Jim! Appreciate the comment mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Boomerangs being banned reminds me a lot of Yo Yo's getting banned when I was a kid in the 90's. Kids kept getting better and better yoyo's made out of aluminium and titanium, eventually slinging them on the ultra thin strings and launching them across the playground. Few kids got hit in the head pretty hard and bam, banned. But that's what happen when you have a bunch of kids that do shoot the moon and around the world as many times and as fast as they could all recess long.
OMG....Yo Yo's...loved them!! Again a massive craze that got a little out of hand 😂 When you go around the world with a dodgy string...look out! 😂
yeah thats why it's illegal to use metal booms in competitions.
Don't forget the amazing wrist breaking Clackers
wow that paint job turned out awesome. I love it
Cheers mate! Glad you liked it 👍🇦🇺
The paint job looks fantastic!😁👍
Thanks Jamie! 👍😁🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheads My father had a boomerang from some tribe in South Africa with incredible artwork on it, me and my freind took it out to play with it when I was a kid , my freind who wasn't very good at throwing it caused it to break when it hit a tree, my Dad wasn't best pleased as you can imagine!😳😂✌️
Boomerangs are super fun! People who know what they're doing with them make it looks super easy, but the spin, power, and angle are all very nuanced.
You're right Max....they are heaps of fun especially once you get the hang of flying one 👍😁🇦🇺
Me and some friends got boomerangs in college and threw them all the time. I don’t think we ever caught them even once. Lol
That paint job is sick... I've got to try that... awesome job. Looks like alot of fun.
Thanks Karl! Yeah it;'s a heap of fun mate 👍 Thanks for watching 👍🇦🇺😁
Excellent paint job!
Glad you liked it Gary! 👍😁🇦🇺
A Boomerang is a wonderful Idea! I have not "played" with one since I was a kid some 50+ years ago.
Thanks mate! You're never to old l reckon to throw a boomerang 👍😁🇦🇺
I'm a first time viewer, my friend, and as I, too, spent the golden years of 1979-1984 in a comprehensive school, in the North-East of England, I feel like I know exactly where your reminiscing story took you (I was there, mate, trying to duck as eleventy million homemade boomerangs whizzed through the playground air! This image was accompanied by the brilliant bass tones of 'A land Down-Under' by "Men at Work'.... what a totally class tune!!! "With a hippy-trail, head full of zombies!" hahah) I even had a boomerang myself that Santa left me one snowy Christmas morn, with me looking outside at 4ft of snow, thinking, 'Er, I think Santa has given me Bruce's presents instead of mine by mistake! He's probably opening a thick wooly scarf with matching bobble-hat, thinking... 'WTF!' 🤔 lol. I'm liking "The cut of your jib", and so have hit that subscribe button and joint your merry crew! Glad to be on board! 🙋🏻♂️ 🪃
Mate.....79 to 84 is exactly my timeline as well. I reckon you're a 1966 model 🤔 Thanks for the awesome comment and for the Sub! Welcome aboard mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Ahhhh, you were close, mate 🤏, '67!
Thanks for the reply and warm welcome my friend, nice touch 👍
Take care and have a great day 🙏 🙋🏻♂️
Love playing with these…back in 1985, while at a Club Med in Sicily, I took my boomerang along with me….hehe the looks I got from both locals and holiday makers as I threw my boomerang out over the Mediterranean…..priceless, maybe I was and am the only person to have thrown a boomerang on that island…..still got my two boomerangs, one is a very fast smaller one, the other a large slow but very returnable one….love playing around with them, just need plenty of space……get the angle right, a regular hold or a dingle grip, and then catch using a two handed clapping technique…and you can have all the fun you ever want…cheers…now to find an empty space on my small island home of Jersey.
😂.....What a classic! That would have been a sight for sure! Thanks for your comment Karl, it's great to see you still fly one. Cheers 👍😁🇦🇺
Terrific job 👍
Thanks for that! Glad you liked it 👍😁🇦🇺
Cool paint job!
👍😁...Thanks mate!
Beautiful paint job!
👍😁...Thanks mate 👍
Brought back some fun memories from a long time ago bloke. Thank you.
No worries at all Greg 👍😁 Some things never grow old mate 👍🇦🇺😁
You nailed the paint job. Thanks for taking us along 👍
No worries mate! Glad you liked it 👍😁🇦🇺
Bonza! I'll have to try this... 😀
Give it a go mate....you'll love it 👍😁🇦🇺
Amazing Craftsmanship 👍🏻👍🏽👍
Cheers mate! Glad you liked it 👍😁🇦🇺
Great job, love the paint finish!
Thanks mate! Appreciate the feedback 😁🇦🇺👍
I simply adore that you still draw freehand onto your material with a pencil and hand cut with technologies like laser and cnc and cad commonplace nowadays, seems right somehow.
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That is so cool! I didn't realise they were so simple to make.... and that paint job, gold!
👍...Thanks James...an old classic mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Awesome paint job!!!
👍😁....Cheers mate!
Gr8 diy! Thanks for this.
👍😁....No worries at all! Glad you liked the vid and thanks for taking the time to watch 👍😁🇦🇺
Ahh high school early 80’s what a time that was!! Love this! Paint job is epic !!!!!!!!
Thanks Annie! Yeah it was pretty wild back in the 80's!! 😂 Glad you liked the paint job 👍😁🇦🇺
The boomerang looks like nearly as much fun as operating the paint spinner. The paint job looks rather cool.
Thanks Alan....the paint spinner was fun as well as nerve wracking 😂😂
Loved the paint job. Classic. 😃👍
Cheers Roger! Glad you liked it mate 👍😁🇦🇺
I was raised in the states, Boomerangs were not that common. This morning I just happen to catch your video on a random popup. Long story short, I believe I will try to build one.
Thanks for sharing your video
Larry F.
Las Vegas, Nevada. USA
Have fun making one Larry 👍 Just be aware that the one l made was for a left hander. Cheers 👍😁🇦🇺
Boy, we made four winged boomerangs, five winged boomerangs, boomerangs that returned with a menacing whoa-whoa-whoa sound, boomerangs to lift 5 pounds... back in the 80s.
Good 'ol days mate 👍👍
@diyforknuckleheads Never. The 60s were the good old days. We didn't have boomerangs here in Ireland but we did get to watch The Magic Boomerang TV show. And we loved the escapades of Tom and his pal Wombat. Now I'm 70 and I have a 3 blade boomerang like yours. I love your paint job.
@@bahoonies Glad you liked it mate 👍😁 I just checked out a couple of the clips from the Magic Boomerang...classic 👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheads Glad you enjoyed it.
That paint job is amazing 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Steve! Appreciate the feedback mate 👍😁🇦🇺
One of your best! Great build, paint job, demo and Dad joke!
👍😁...Thanks Joe! 👍😁🇦🇺
I like the paint technique...a great effect.
Cheers Edward...yeah l really like the randomness of it mate 👍Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Hey cool fidget spinner!
Uhhhh...boomerang.
Love the paint job!
Hahahahaha...thanks mate....glad you liked it 👍😁🇦🇺
Great one! Paint job was awesome! Bet the lawn look awesome too 😂😂🎉
😂😂....I had drop sheets galore!! My glasses and clothes copped it 😂 Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Bring back the good old days
You're not wrong mate...kids these days don't know what they're missing out on. Thanks of watching 👍😁🇦🇺
That was great, man! It worked wonderfully and looked absolutely awesome!
Take it steady with the shoulder, dude but have fun! 👍
Thanks Andy! Yeah mate the paint job made the whole thing pop 👍👍 Don't talk to me about the shoulder!! It's been on the blink for years and is just getting worse 😢 I suppose these things happen as we approach the Golden Years 😂
Awesome build mate! That paint turned out sweet!
Thanks mate! Glad you liked it 👍😁🇦🇺
Just awesome. Simple design and fantastic paint job on it as well 👍
Appreciate that Suj! Thanks for watching mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Paint technique is awesome,came up great, you can always return them if they don’t work 😁
😂....touche 👍😁 Glad you liked the paint job 😁🇦🇺👍
I love the measure twice, cut once piece on the wall.
😂....relates to me 100% mate
@@diyforknuckleheads👍🤔🙂
Always fantastic 👍🏻
Thanks mate! Appreciate the comment 😁🇦🇺👍
I laughed so hard at the stick joke my 3 year old looked at me like wtf why are you so loud 😂😂😂😂
*"And get the kids out of the house" AMEN Brother!*
👍👍....Cheers mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Wicked paint job!
👍👍...Thank Nick! Glad you liked it mate 😁🇦🇺👍
The paint job looks great and they are a lot of fun thanks for sharing
👍.....No worries Bradley! Glad you liked it mate and thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
These videos bring me so much joy. Great stuff, I love it!
Cheers mate! Glad you like 'em 👍😁🇦🇺
Never thought of making a boomerang,! Definitely going to give that ago, just waiting for rain to stop!☔️🇬🇧 Cheers Shane 👍
Thanks Phil! Good luck with it mate. Just remember that you have left handed boomerangs as well as right handed boomerangs. The one l made was for a left hander. 👍😁🇦🇺
WOW!! I love how quick and easy it is to make. Love your work Uncle Knackers keep the videos coming
Thanks David! Yeah mate...just how l like it 👍😁🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheads I also remember boomerang being banned in my primary school
Hey Uncle , that was brilliant! My grandson and I here in the UK have missed you, not seen a vid from you for a while, he says, take your time and hurry up with the next one!! Great stuff, thanks Uncle, take care out there
👍😁...Thanks Paul....great to see that your Grandson watches as well....hope he liked the boomerang?? 👍😁🇦🇺
awesome video knackers. Great use of scrap plywood.
Cheers mate! Appreciate the feedback 👍😁🇦🇺
That was an extraordinarily piece of artwork, great job uncle knackers, keep up the awesomeness mate. 🤙🏼🇦🇺
👍😁...Cheers mate 👍 Yeah I'm a big fan of the Spin Technique....l think the randomness of it is what's intriguing.....you never quite know what you are going to get. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
INCREDIBLE paint job!!
Thanks John....yeah it turned out pretty cool mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Great work Shane. I am glad you didn't disappoint with the boomerang/stick joke...always a classic.
😂....Cheers mate....an oldie but a goodie 👍😁🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@diyforknuckleheads i said "dad" you said "stick"
Great quick project Shane, good to see you on screen as well.
Thanks Andrew! 👍😁🇦🇺
Man You Sticked it! 🤣😆🤪 The paint job was from the 60'S and yes that would be the 1900's Hahahahaha.
Totally Awesome. Here in Indiana some of us kids had them and we could not play with them at school either. 😥
Thanks Mate!
LLAP 🖖
Cheers Bruce! Appreciate you taking the time to watch mate 😁🇦🇺👍
I came for the great woodworks and stayed and subscribed for the dad jokes😊 Much respect on the element hat m8!
Cheers George! Yeah l love my hat....had it for years.....might be time for an upgrade shortly....Element of course! 👍🇦🇺😁
When I was a kid back in the 1950s and 1960s we made conventionally shaped boomerangs using 5/8" plywood coated with epoxy paint which helped their longevity. They were heavy but flew great. We tried using the boomerangs to hunt pheasants in the local fields but never got any. The big surprise was when the boomerang came streaking toward the flying pheasants they would crash dive into the brush as though the boomerang was a hawk or eagle attacking them.
Gotta say they do make a threatening noise when in full flight 👍👍
I think the Aboriginal hunting rangs were basically just heavy sticks and didn't return. Non returning boomerangs work better for hunting because they don't curve. For hunting you want the boomerang to go as straight as possible towards the target, otherwise they'll see the movement across their retina and have a chance to react.
Always awesome to discover an Oz channel that is fun, entertaining and informative. New sub from Vic!
Now it’s officially my BD. Uncle Knackers just made my day. We, made boomerangs in class as well, right after we invented the wheel lol. I never did learn how to throw it correctly. I love your humor dad jokes and all. What a fun project brings back memories. Are we making a diggerydoo next say yes please. Lol I swear watching you throw it was so much fun.
OMG!...A didge! What a great idea...love it 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Was actually talking to my neighbour this arvo who is a woodwork teacher and l told him how he should teach his kids how to make a boomerang as l had just made one and he said....yep love to but they seen't allowed to these days...what a shame!! Glad you liked it mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Should be compulsory in schools. So many skills learned so quickly. Big fan of the chuck stick here.
Couldn't agree more mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Mate. I just found this video. I'm an Aussie as well. Do you remember the "FloBow" toy from the 1970's at all? That thing could fly, and it always came right back to you at speed.
John.....l don't think l ever saw the FloBow but l'm sure that since it was made back in the 70's it would have been awesome! I'm going to google it now 👍😁🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheads The X configuration was at right angles like a plus sign. And the curve was pointing down when viewed from above.
@@diyforknuckleheads The wings were probably about a centimetre from the bottom of the curve to the top of the arc. I think there was a slight twist in the wings from the centre to the ends. And the plastic was about three millimetres thick. They weren't painted and were moulded in one colour like a Frisbee. They were hard plastic. You should try to make one mate. Cheers.
Pretty sure it was a Flo-Bo. Four wings. A mate had one. He hit a girl in the head on a family BBQ in the country and that was the end of it. His Dad broke it into pieces in front of the girl and her family. A great pity in my opinion. That thing did EXACTLY what it said on the box. Heaps better than my SoopaLoopa with fake aboriginal paintings on it.
@@professornuke7562 They were pretty full on weren't they. Like your own personal helicopter blades.
Ahahaha awesome entry 😅
Cheers Jesper! Thanks for watching mate 👍😁🇦🇺
What an absolute work of art! Excellent boomerang too. Thanks for the video mate!
Cheers Michael! Appreciate the feedback mate 👍🇦🇺😁
Very cool! Between this, and a top that can achieve a 30 minute spin, i don't know what to make first!
Hang on, hang on, hang on.....a 30 minute spin!! Gotta check that out 👍 Thanks fir watching mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Despite the "stick" schtick I stuck and enjoyed the show. The boomerang is impressive, Shane, and the paint job is out of this world.
When I get notice of one of your new vids, it just makes my day.
👍😁....Thanks Ricky! The paint job makes it l reckon. Appreciate you taking the time to watch mate 👍😁🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheadsWaddaya mean, "taking the time"? Hah! Great vids, Shane: humorous, entertaining, full of valuable information and occasional invaluable safety features. I've built a few boats and a house over fifty years' time, and I still get a kick out of your videos 👍 and the odd bit of new info or a nifty design. Worth it, mate. 🇺🇸 🇯🇵
@@rickhayhoe Thanks mate 👍😁
Fantastic. I would question your comment about needing wind though. A bit like saying planes require wind to fly. Boomerangs should fly and come back without any wind.
Cheers mate and yes you are right you don't actually need wind but l find it useful as my throw is a little weak due to a bad shoulder. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Nicely done, sir. I've only seen the two winged ones. This triple wing is a first for me. Looks like fun.
👍😁....Thanks mate! I love the three winged models as they look really cool as they fly through the air 👍😁🇦🇺
Wow ,what a Boomerang, never seen a paint job like that, awesome 🪚
👍😁....Thanks Steve! Yeah the paint job turned out pretty special. Thanks for watching 👍🇦🇺
Love the paint job. In 7th grade we had drafting and shop class and a boomerang was one of the projects. Draw it then make it. They were the traditional 2 blade models about 24”
Across.. They flew quite well when clear coated.
Thanks Keith 👍👍 Kids would have an awesome time making these in class 👍😁🇦🇺
That was good fun mate. Like almost every comment says, I loved that paint effect.
Cheers Vic! Mate I've always been big fan of the boomerang and the chance to give it a facelift was to irresistible 😂
Thanks for a great video. I love the paint scheme! I always enjoy learning about things from the land down under. Cheers from the USA.
No worries at all mate...glad you liked the video and thanks for taking the time watch 👍😁🇦🇺🇦🇺
I was born in the 1900’s too. I’m ancient.
Great paint job.
Oh yeah, the ‘Y’ in DIY could be a boomerang!
😂...We are all gettin' on mate....unfortunately !! Glad you liked the paint job and you're right , the "Y" would look good 👍
I remember having a boomerang like that as a kid. It was kind of flexible and made of a rubbery plastic. Worked really well.
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I just love that paint job, and the simplicity in applying the paint. I think I am going to try the with the body of an electric guitar. Thanks!
Thanks Jim! Glad you liked it mate 👍The guitar body would look awesome!! Let me know how you go with it. Cheers 🇦🇺👍😁
I was inspired by this and figured I’d give it a try on the old laser cutter. Best boomerang I’ve ever had. Comes back with very little effort at all
Fantastic! Glad it went well Eric 👍😁🇦🇺
Would be a good one for the scrollsaw. I can cut pretty precise with that. I only use other tools to cut down stock usually.
Yep...perfect for the scroll saw mate 👍
Please forgive me for that brief moment where I questioned whether or not you were about to ruin your boomerang with those initial squiggles of paint. I had no idea of the awesomeness that was to come! I have never made or used a boomerang..... that is until probably a short time from now Awesome project, cant wait to give it a whirl (heh) !!! ❤️
😂....Don't worry Mary, l was initially questioning my decision to paint it as well! Good luck with yours. Just remember that you have Left Handed Boomerangs as well as Right Handed Boomerangs. The one l made was for a left hander. If in doubt, l have a link to the Plans in the Description Box under the video that you can follow for each type. Good luck 👍😁🇦🇺
Great video, just a question? While the holes on each arm end are aesthetic, wouldn't it be better to keep that mass on the end to help maintain the spin? Perhaps mone the holes more inward? I don't know, just wondering?
Thanks Robert! As you can see from the vid, the boomerang comes back quite easily even been thrown from an old bloke with a dodgy shoulder 😂 The holes would affect the aerodynamics a little but not enough to stop it from returning 👍🇦🇺
Ok, the paint job makes it officially Rad!
👍😁....Cheers mate!
Awesome paint job👌
😁👍....Thanks Craig! Appreciate the comment mate 👍😁🇦🇺
I had a boomerang when I was a kid, that if you threw it just right, it would make a big wide circle and come back and just about hover right over your head before slowly spinning down for you to catch it. I had never seen anything like it!
So satisfying 👍👍
Another awesome video. What a ripper!! Gonna try make one as soon as possible.
Thanks mate! If you do have a crack at making one, just be aware that the one l made in the video was for a left hander. Cheers 👍😁🇦🇺
Nice one uncle knackers love the paint job
Thanks Richard! Glad you liked it mate 👍 I'm definitely going to use that technique for future projects 😁🇦🇺👍
I reckon that I had a plastic one, courtesy of a Melbourne show bag. Used to get a Bertie Beetle bag too, for the toys. A lot of show bags were free and came with miniature containers of sample products. Yeah. I'm a 1959 manufactured person. LOL. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria.
Awesome, I had a three wing Nerf boomerang as a kid in the 80s.
Yep they work really well too mate 👍 Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Best of the best! Awesome paint job! Love the dad jokes, keep ‘‘em coming
👍...Thanks for watching Ron 👍🇦🇺😁
Well when I throw something away, I don't want it to come back.... hehehe. Fun vid, thanks.
😂....Thanks Greg 👍
Fun learning informational video! Nothing AI about it, good for you, (& us)!
Spot on!....NO A.I. in sight 👍👍👍👍 Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
That was surprisingly awesome
👍😁...Cheers Ryan! Seriously, these things are so. much fun! Thanks for watching mate 👍😁🇦🇺
Love the paint job!
Thanks Howard! 👍😁🇦🇺
They should never let a father take his newborn babes home until he can prove he knows what a boomerang that won't come back is. Dad Jokes rule!
Also, my daughter loves boomerangs. When she comes home on leave from the Army I think I'll surprise her with a Dad-built version. Thanks for showing us how.
👍👍🤣....very true mate. Thanks for watching and l hope your daughter likes it 👍🇦🇺😁
What's brown and sticky?
A stick.
@@professornuke7562 😂 Another one of my favourites 👍😁
The non joke answer is a throwing stick. Similar shape to a boomerang but designed to fly on an extended straight flight path. Used for hunting.
@@dansv1 that may be true, but it won't cause your kids to roll their eyes and groan. We are talking Dad jokes here.
Great wholesome video; awesome thank you.
No worries at all mate! Glad you liked it. Cheers 👍😁🇦🇺
Love the paint job ! 🙂
I understand the traditional two-bladed boomerang can be heavy enough to kill a small animal.
That would hurt if you tried to catch it with your mouth.
Thanks mate 👍👍 Yeah it's pretty easy to catch....even with soft hands like mine 😂
Wow,freakin awesome paint job
👍😁...Cheers Mark! Appreciate the feedback mate 😁🇦🇺👍
Love the paint job! Nice toy idea.
Thanks Eric! Would make a great present for somebody 👍😁
I love it Uncle knackers, very cool build... never seen before, iv accepted the challenge😁, i will tag u with final product
👍😁....Thanks mate.....glad you liked it and good luck with yours 👍😁🇦🇺
Cool toy, Shane. Congrats on the Ashes, Mate👍🇬🇧🇦🇺
Thanks Mick 👍 Would have been nice to have without the washout but hey....a wins a win 🇦🇺🇦🇺 You guys came back with a vengeance l have to say...well done 👍😁🇦🇺
Many happy returns.
😂....Touche 👍