Strip Laminated Flight Master Traditional by Bakwood Boomereangs

Item S97  

This Item was Sold on 9 September 2020 for $55

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This strip laminated traditional boomerang was made out of thick bent wood strips of Ash and were similar in construction to that of the Gerhards boomerangs from the same time period. I acquired this boomerang from the Boomerang Man in 1983, so it was probably made by Adrian Green for Howard Baker. It has orange and Black lightning stripes on both blades and the Bakwood FlightMaster logo on the elbow. I personally tested this one when I acquired it and just before listing it. It is a great flyer with a flight range of about 40 metres. Because of its size, it does take a stronger thow than the smaller plywood traditional models.This boomerang is in new condition with only a dozen throws in soft grass spanning nearly 40 years. It does have a small compression dingon the lift arm leading edge under the black paint. This is the way it was when it was acquired from the Boomerang Man in 1983. It still looks great and flies great.

Specifications: Right Handed ; Tip-to-tip Span = 60 cm ; Weight = 161 gm

The first "Bakwoods" were made in the early 1970s by Howard Baker. These were beautiful boomerangs with strips of various woods and with the name "Bakwoods" written in long hand in green ink. In the late 1970s, David Jones made traditional boomerangs out of Ash. These were in two different sizes with spans of 50or 60 cm. The models were designated as Bakwood 51 and Bakwood Flight Master. Howard's nephew, Adrian Green, worked with him and continued the Bakwoods after Howard's death. He supplied boomerangs to David Jones and then the whole business was assumed by Richard Ogilvy under the Davro label. At some point, the name was changed from Bakwoods to Bakwood. The Ash traditional models were very nice flyers with flight ranges of about 40 metres.
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