Boomerang template

Removing more wood from the trailing edge will also increase lift. But don't make the edge too sharp. A third option is to remove some wood from the underside of each leading edge, as shown in the picture. Does your boomerang try to make an extra loop? Try throwing it with less force. It might be that your boomerang has too much lift. You could try to remove more wood from the leading edges.

Other than that, there's nothing much you can do except start over. That's why it's important to gradually remove wood and test each time, because you can't undo removal of too much wood. Regardless of the modification you make: a little goes a long way. Small modifications can make huge differences, so don't overdo it, and try 1 modification at a time. Once you're satisfied with the flight of your boomerang, you can go ahead and paint it in whatever colors you like.

Before you do that, give it a quick sanding with the fine grit sandpaper to get it extra smooth. But be careful not to sand too much, because you don't want to change the flight characteristics anymore.

I use acrylic paint, because once it's dry, it doesn't wash away with water like water color paint for example. Spray cans would also work. I use a polyurethane wood varnish for protection. I give 1 coat on both sides and let it dry 24 hours. Then I do a quick sanding with the fine grit to get rid of any irregularities. Just a couple of passes will do, because you don't want to sand your paint away. Then you give a final coating on both sides respect the drying time for each side and your done!

Once your varnish is dry, go out there and throw! Bring your friends and show them how magical it can be to throw something that returns to you. It would have been impossible to include everything there is to know about boomerangs in this instructable, but feel free to ask me any questions if you run into trouble. If your boomerang doesn't work, it might be tricky to know if it's a faulty design or if it's you who's throwing it wrong. It might be a good idea to buy a returning boomerang first, until you get the throwing right.

But beware: a lot of boomerangs you can order online do not return as advertised. I can point you in the direction of some good sellers.

Reply 11 months ago. Question 3 years ago on Step 1. Answer 3 years ago. Question 3 years ago. Start at one tip and measure straight across? Reply 5 years ago. Hi debschell. It's measured straight across from outside tip to outside tip.

But don't worry too much about exact measurements: a bit larger or smaller would also work. The trick is to find the sweet spot for the airfoil profiling so that it's just enough to make a full circle. Many happy returns! Excuse me. Can you tell me size standard boomerang. I don't know how size of boomerang. Too hard to measure a standard boomerang. Can you help me. Reply 6 years ago. You've got my vote. Excellent ible and really nice workmanship.

I am required by law to make this as I already have 2 didgeridoos I didn't know until now,but technically one cannot own a didge and NOT own a 'rang. And vicey versey. Oh, in the U. Reply 6 years ago on Introduction.

You're too kind, sir. It's indeed prohibited NOT to have a boomerang :- I agree that the big stores don't have quality wood. Let me know how your boomerang turned out. I have never played one of them.

If you are selling it as internationally please contact me. Thanks for the interest! I was already playing with the idea to set up an Etsy store. So it's coming soon! In the meantime, you can always mail to bossyrangs gmail. I'll help you pick a model. The pdf is not in any of the standard sizes. The boomerang is too big to fit on letter size. Best to split it in 2. By BossyRangs Follow. More by the author:. Let's get started! You will also need: - an electrical jigsaw or scroll saw or if you're up to the task: a coping saw - a wood rasp or a metal file or both - sandpaper in 3 grits coarse, medium and fine - 2 clamps - acrylic paint - wood varnish - a boomerang template like this one:.

Attachments boomerang template. Of course you'll need to know how to throw it first: Step 1: Find a big open field with soft terrain like football field, park, beach etc. Tips: - if it lands to the left of you, try throwing it more to the right and vice versa.

If these written instructions are not entirely clear to you, try watching this excellent video: Here's a video of me testing my boomerang:. Attachments Accurate returning boomerang from plywood - Step 5 Download.

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I recommend stand at the corner of the field. If there is wind you want to be throwing into it. Hold the boomerang in the palm of your hand, flat side on your palm. Thumb on top fingers wrapped on the front edge. See the picture. Throw it like a baseball with a little side arm.

Aim the boomerang up and down the sideline of the field. Practice and repetition help you find the proper throw to improve performance. Heads up! Hopefully yours will fly nicely and come back. If not you have a really cool flying stick.

I made one. However, it doesn't return to me. Typically, it comes back to a position about 15 feet to the left of a bit forward of me. I tried a variety of angles for throwing, ranging from vertically to 45 degrees tilted to the right and I once managed to get it to come back far overhead and land about 20 feet in back of me. I don't know if the problem is with my throwing technique or with the boomerang.

Does anybody know if my problem sounds like a problem of too much lift or too little lift? Reply 5 years ago. More upright makes it return faster but also makes it drop faster so you need to throw it harder and higher. Experiment with 2, 3 and 4 till it's returning, a small change in any of them can make a significant change in how your boomerang flies. You already have some idea of what you were doing and your results so you could start from there. Once you adjust 2, 3 and 4 so it's coming back at you then adjust how high and hard you throw it so it actually makes it back at a reasonable height.

Really, unless you have a lot of space, practice and a very repeatable throwing arm you're likely to spend a lot of time chasing it. My best advice is to find some small kids that like to chase flying things. My twins will go and bring back small airplanes for an hour or more while I tweak wings and tailfeathers till it's flying like I want it ;- dogs don't work Most of the online information suggested less of a tilt to the right, more like 15 degrees rather than Throw it too flat without a ton of lift and it will not likely make it back no matter what you do.

Most will return find in windless conditions, the point was more how to use the wind to your advantage. I realized how much better my understanding of aerodynamics is now as well as my ability to build things. The end result is that these had much more lift and were very much lighter than what I build as a kid, which in a way was better: I could get them to return in a roughly ' space, even made of wood and having tip to tip wingspan of 21" yea, they're big compared to most , or I could throw them harder and make them go out to about 50' or so, but at that point they were so light compared to the available lift that they were hard to make return as consistently with the smaller loop after about a dozen throws I got it down to where I or one of the kids would catch it almost every throw.

What I realized was that my original instructions were more centered around something that has lower lift to weight ratio. Great Work … As the video shows this boomerang will definitely come back. But and essential question remains : when?

Why no? Reply 10 years ago on Introduction. I'll just bet that you are an excellent teacher. If I had a teacher like you I think my life may have been signifigantly different. Keep up the good work. And yes, it does make a difference. What makes a difference? Being a great teacher. One that not only teaches but also engages the minds of the young, providing an environment that fosters a love of learning. I built this boomerang when the magazine first came out.

I live in a place where you can't get that fancy plywood unless you order it, so I built it out of ordinary plywood. When I was finishished my son and I took it down to the football field. Since he's younger than me and can move faster I let him throw it. When it came back he didn't see it soon enough to get completely out of the way and it made a big gash across his shin and broke the 'rang in two.

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