Lorin Hawes is one of Australia's most famous boomerang manufacturers. Lorin is an American who emigrated to Australia in the early 1960s. He started a boomerang factory that produced large quantities of wonderful plywood traditional boomerangs. The Wham-O plastic traditional boomerang is based on Lorin's famous M-17 design. Lorin occasionally made special traditional boomerangs out of lapped Australian hardwood boards. The most famous of these lapped boomerangs is the Silky Spinner which was made out of Silky Oak (also called Lacewood in the USA). Lorin also made Spinners out of other Aussie hardwoods such as Blackbean and Hoop Pine. Lorin is also well known for the wonderful book that he authored titled " All About Boomerangs ". Lorin passed away several years ago. Lorin's daughter, Jenny Stone, had a thriving boomerang business with her husband called Stones Throw.

This medium size traditional boomerang is a lap joint made out of Silky Oak (Lacewood). This is a very early example with a 3 piece lap joint. There are lines paintd on the interface of the lapping. The upper surface has a small kangaroo on the elbow and Aboriginal style art on the blades. The reverse side has a collection tag pasted on top of the Hawes map logo. There is also a piece of tape with throwing instructions. This boomrang is in very good condition. It is an excellent collectable and was probably made in the 1970s.