In the early 1980s, Lorin Hawes acquired a small branch of Antarctic Beech from an Australian Scientist who picked up a dead branch from this very rare protected species that exists only at the extreme tip of the Antarctic peninsula that projects up towards Patagonia in South America. The scientist challenged Lorin to make a boomerang with woods from all 7 continents using this branch to represent the continent of Antarctica. Lorin did not feel that he could do this with the 2 or 3 piece lap joints that he made, so he sent the branch to me with the same challenge. I carefully cut the branch into several strips and used the strips to make several of these 7 continent boomerangs. The first one that I made was sent to Lorin Hawes. You can see a photo of it at the upper left on the cover of his soft cover book titled " All About Boomerangs ", co-authored with John Mauro in 1987. This is the third " 7 continents " boomerang that I made and it was constructed in 1986.

Antarctic Beech is the thin dark strip that acts as a border about 4 inches from each tip. The Antarctic Beech is bordered using two strips of Baltic Birch plywood from Europe. Both blades have tips made out of Silky Oak from Australia. There are 5 strips of different hardwoods that run through the Silky Oak at different angles. This design simulates feathered wings. The strips include Ebony and Vermilion from Africa, Rosewood from South America, Walnut from North America and Teak from Asia. The elbow on the upper surface is Mahogany from South America. The reverse side is Teak from South East Asia.

This one is a beauty and among the best that I have ever contracted. It is in new condition and it looks like the day it was made. I have stored it in a collector's box for the past 38 years. I did throw it carefully a few times when it was made and it was a very good flyer with a flight range of about 30 metres. Please take special care of it as it is rare and one of my best.