John Cryderman (from Chatham, Canada) is well known for making high quality strip laminated and Birch plywood boomerangs. Many of these models are John's original designs. However, he occasionally makes replicas of boomerangs made by other famous boom makers, such as 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 boomerangs to make a full return.

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 loading a straight hardwood board without inducing a tensile surface fracture. The shape is similar to Herb Smith's Sycamore model. It is signed and dated 1992. The flight range is about 30 metres. Because this is a heavy boomerang, there is no hover at he end of the flight. Both the upper and lower surfaces are coated with polyurethane, but the coating is worn through in several places from handling (see photo) and it could use another light coat of polyurethane or oil to enhance the beauty of the grain. There are a couple of small compression marks on the underside. This boomerang is quite impressive when hanging on the wall or when flying in the air.