I Made a Boomerang!

When I was 12 years old growing up in Chicago, I spent an entire summer day working at my dad’s store just to earn five dollars — enough to buy my very first red plastic boomerang. I threw it once… it sailed perfectly… and then vanished forever between the houses. I never forgot that moment. 45 years later, I finally decided to make things right. In today’s video, I build a handmade wooden boomerang from a simple piece of scrap plywood. I’ll show you the shape, the angles, the template, and the airfoil design you can follow to make your own. With sanding, sealing, painting, and a little patience, I turned a memory into something real — and finally got to test a boomerang that actually comes back. In this video you’ll see: ✔️ How to make a traditional wooden boomerang ✔️ Template dimensions you can pause and copy ✔️ How to shape the airfoil using a belt sander ✔️ How to seal, paint, and finish plywood ✔️ The emotional moment of trying a boomerang again after 45 years Using a scrap piece of 1/4" plywood, I show you how to make a traditional shaped boomerang. This one actually flies great and returns back to you. With a little practice, you can get accurate results.