UnNatural Walnut Elbow #3 [TB478]

This beautiful traditional boomerang was made out of an
UnNatural Canadian Walnut Elbow. The UnNatural Elbow looks
just like a natural elbow, but the abrupt bend was achieved
by steaming and putting a force on a straight hardwood
board. The shape is similar to Herb Smith’s Sycamore model.
It is signed and marked as #3. It is not dated, but my notes
say that it was made in 1992. The flight range is about 40
metres. Because this is a heavy boomerang, there is no hover
at he end of the flight. This is the nicest of the three
unnatural elbows I have seen. The grain on the lift arm has
a fiddle back or tiger tail pattern, unusual for Walnut.
This boomerang is quite impressive when hanging on the wall
or when flying in the air.

John Cryderman (from Chatham, Canada) is well known for
making high quality strip laminated and Birch plywood
boomerangs. Many of these are John’s original designs.
However, he occasionally makes replicas of boomerangs made
by other famous boom makers, such as the strip laminated
hooks and omegas made by Al Gerhards of Downington,
Pennsylvania. John usually makes his strip laminated
boomerangs out of native Canadian hardwoods, but he will
often use exotic woods, such as Mahogany and Ebony. Some of
the plywood and strip laminated boomerangs are decorated
with inlaid plugs of exotic woods arranged in pseudo-floral
patterns. The vast majority of John’s boomerangs are large
in size and they require a strong thrower in order for the
boomerang to make a full return.

Handedness: Right Handed
Span: 50
cm
Weight: 136 gm

Historical sale price: $120