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Recent Updates to ONE Boomerangs

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I have recently gone through some changes and a relaunch of my website, I've changed the finishes and boy they look dramatic and stunning and the same time, I am mainly focusing on bright colours, the aim is to make the boomerangs highly visible for safety and to look visually stunning as well, I think I have succeeded in my endeavour, hope everyone likes them. www.oneboomerangs.com #boomerangs #australia #australianboomerangs #returningboomerangs #boomerangsforsale #oneboomerangs #aussieboomerangs #handcraftedboomerangs #boomerangcompetitions

Amazing Night Throw

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I cant remember what year it was but somewhere in the 90s ? a few of my boomerang friends decided to go into the city of Sydney and do a night boomerang throw, it was late and dark but this was a great idea, from memory the photo was to be used as part of a presentation for an upcoming boomerang competition and to be given away as part of the awards. Gunther, Kevin and I hopped in the car and drove to the city, we found an amazing spot right next to the harbor, the lights from the buildings were shining on the water, the Sydney opera house and Harbor bridge were in full view, this was the perfect setting for a photo, all our boomerangs had sparklers attached to get the effect of the flight of the boomerang, we threw and threw all trying to get the honor of the perfect shot, my boomerang landed in the harbor, Kevin said to me "Go on be a man dive in and get it" my response "There is no way I am going in to get that" it was dark and scary looking in the water and I ...

Awesome Trick Boomerangs

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I have been experimenting with a wide variety of plastic for my trick catch boomerangs, some turned out good and some great, I have tried many ideas and designs.  For trick catch boerangs I knew I needed a plastic with high density and very thin, this was the criteria, the reason for high density is so the boomerang would have better wind resistance, the same goes for the thickness, if it is thinner it will also be wind resistant and be able to cope better with the conditions.  I have been using PVC for years but predominantly in 3mm thickness, I purchased a sheet in 1.5mm thickness and got to work on cutting out and shaping some tribladers shapes, these turned out great and the proof is in the performance ! I went to the park and threw some doubler style booms and they went up very high and I found them to be super stable with a gentle hover, fantastic, I am hooked, the PVC is the way to go for trick booms. I will now be making all my trick booms in pvc, these will be availab...

Grippy surface or smooth, that is the question ?

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I've made many boomerangs and I've done pretty paint jobs, all smooth and shiny for customers, this is fine and the customers I'm sure appreciate it but smooth can also mean slippery, of course this depends on the conditions and the throwers grip and hand strength.  Some boomerangs on the market feature really glossy finishes but very little grip, especially when wet, of course I can't speak for all boomerangs on the market but I have noticed some throwers adding grip tape to a smooth boomerang when I think it could be added during the finishing of the boomerang.  Of course in the end it comes down to what the customer wants. The above picture of a ONE Boomerangs  "Spirit" boomerang features a very grippy surface and I believe it still looks presentable. These days I prefer to add texture to the surface of the boomerang to increase grip, sure they mightn't be as pretty to look at but I have always placed boomerang performance as the #1 cr...

Why I Choose Plastic for Boomerang Making

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Well, when I first started making boomerangs I could see it was a hard task, not only was good quality plywood hard to find but if you did find some it cost The earth to buy, I did try a wide variety of plywood, everything from Queensland maple, Hoop pine, Meranti and Finish birch, all reasonable quality but I couldn't find any consistency from sheet to sheet, the grain varied a lot and the density was always different and not consistent, this doesn't help repeat ability when making boomerangs. I like the fact to that plastic is incredibly easy to tune without breaking, especially polypropylene. Then I had a bright spark, what about I use plastic, not only is it consistent in density but it's easily available and there is a diverse range of plastic that are more readily up the the job, polypropyle was available just down the road from where I lived, this was great, the only one that seemed hard to get was phenolic but a few phone calls sorted that out and I c...

Want to choose a colour or design

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Wow, the possibilities are endless, the colours and designs can all be chosen at random, want a particular colour ??, If I have it in stock you can have it, that is the beauty of choosing a boomerang from www.oneboomerangs.com you the customer get to choose a real Australian made boomerang, not a boomerang that is designed to be hung on a wall, you get a boomerang that has been thoroughly tested and refined over many years, at www.oneboomerangs we stand behind what we sell, real returning quality boomerangs at cheap prices.  All ONE Boomerangs are made from high quality German polymer, no cheap rubbish plastic, you will only receive the best made in Australia again at reasonable prices.  After 30 years of making boomerangs I know what I am talking about and if you aren't fully satisfied you will receive a full money back guarantee, I want you happy with what I have made, that is most important.  So next time I put are lookin...

Spirit boomerang makes a return!

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Wow, by popular demand the amazing Spirit boomerang will be reintroduced to the ONE Boomerangs Catalog, some people are referring to the Spirit as the best boomerang they have ever thrown, I have been inundated with requests to bring it back, so it will be up as soon as I can get to it.  New features will include a thinner Polypropylene material that makes it a superior and fantastic performing boomerang, who would have thought this boomerang could be improved any further but I have managed to squeeze all I can out of this boomerang, same distance but even easier to throw.  I have also made the Spirit boomerang more compact by including a mini version and the regular all time favourite that everyone loves.  You will be able to buy your Spirit from www.oneboomerangs.com very soon, and remember that one boomerangs is the home of made to order boomerangs, we specialise in performance boomerangs and not mass produced sausages.