Item VB46
This Item was Sold on 5 August
2012 for $175
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This strip laminated large hook was made out of a Thomas Münch Oak blank. The centrer 3 strips are Mahogany. The outer strips are Oak. There are two half weights in both blade tips. The construction looks very similar to that of strip laminated boomerangs made by Al Gerhards, except that this one is thinner and lighter weight because of thickness and Mahogany. I am unable to test throw this boomerang because of vision problems and I am left handed, but Volker told me that this was one of his favorite boomerangs. It might require some fine tuning or added weights with tape or flaps to adjust the flight for your own throwing style. This hook is in very nice condition with only a few very light abrasion marks on the tips from use..
Volker Behrens was a well known commercial manufacturer of sporting and competition boomerang products. Volker was also a competitor and a member of the German International Boomerang Team. Volker was a pioneer in the development of long distance boomerangs and he demonstrated throws of 150 metres in the 1980s with his popular Challenger III Paxolin Hook. Volker made the last of his boomerang products in 2011 and he died in June, 2012. His boomerangs have become great collectibles because they are considered to be comparable to boomerangs made by Herb Smith. |
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