It takes about six minutes to make a boomerang from a wooden board - at least in a video that the Texan Andy Rawls put online a few days ago. In his workshop, Rawls first cuts a piece of wood out of a lath. He uses Ipe, the particularly hard wood of a tree, which is mainly native to Brazil.
From the piece of Ipe wood Rawls then cuts the shape of a boomerang. Of course that is not enough. Because the edges of the bow still need an intense finishing touch so that it is really airworthy. And then Rawls still leaves his brand on the good piece before he tries it out in a clearing. In practical use, he then finds that the wood used is probably a bit too heavy for a boomerang. Still, watching Rawls at work is fascinating.
Check out this boomerang I carved using Ipe. Ipe is a tropical wood from Brazil that is very dense and resilient to decay. This was my first attempt at making a living and it did not work as well as I'd like. "
Watch the video here:
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