boomerang - concept 70v lap joint made by rusty harding in 1980

Concept 70V #14 by Rusty Harding

Item TB422

This Item was Sold on 6 November 2017 for $108

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This lap joint boomerang was made out of boards of Satinwood from Ceylon. It is a beautiful golden color with a tight grain structure. There are 6 small dowel pins in the elbow. The angle between the blades is 70 degrees. This is one of the first lap joint boomerangs that Rusty made. It is signed, dated 1980 and number 14. It is in mint condition. The original owner was a collector who never threw it. It looks like it was made yesterday. There is one tiny blemish in the wood on the underside of the dingle arm tip. I can feel it with my finger, but it is difficult to see. I am sure it is a natural wood blemish and is not damaged. I did not test throw it, but this model generally has a range of 35-40 metres and an elliptical flight, easy to throw and catch. It does take moderate power. This is one of the nicest Harding lap joint boomerangs I have seen and the only one made out of Satinwood.

Specifications: Right Handed ; Tip-to-tip Span = 36 cm ; Weight = 132 gm

Rusty Harding is one of America's best known boomerang manufacturers. I first met Rusty in 1979 when Rusty and I lived in Florida only 30 miles apart. Rusty was left handed and his lefty booms were exceptional flyers. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Rusty made boomerangs from his home in Vero Beach, Florida. In the early 1980s, Rusty moved to Lebanon, Tennessee where he continued to make boomerangs until the late 1990s. Rusty's old classics, especially those from Vero Beach, have become valuable collectibles. The boomerangs that have the highest collectable value are the Concept models that were made out of lapped hardwood boards and with angles of 70 or 90 degrees. These were sometimes weighted. His Hurricane Hook and Contender [omega] designs are the most popular sporting models. Rusty died in November 2010 after a lengthy battle with coronary disease, so his models continue to grow in demand.