The Boomerang Man 07/13/22
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When my grandpa passed away, he left a smattering of miscellany to his
grandkids (his kids  didn't want anything to do with  his junk.) Among
that were two boomerangs, which fell to me.

My son  and I have  been out throwing them  around at the  park. Well,
mainly one of them, as the  other doesn't hardly throw. In one outing,
the good one  landed on the roof  of a park shelter. I  figured it was
gone, and that we'd replace it with something else.

Of course, my  son didn't agree, and he kept  bringing it up. Finally,
we went back the other day with a ladder, and retrieved it.

That same day, it broke on a particularly hard hit to the ground.

Upon examination, I saw that the words:

  THE  BOOMERANG MAN  MONROE, LA  *unreadable line*  *unreadable line*
  QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

where stamped on  the back, so I  took to the internet to  see about a
replacement. I ended up here:

https://www.theboomerangman.com/product/stones-throw-hawes-m17/

This  was, by  the appearance,  the  M17 by  Lorin Hawes.  It was  the
spitting image.

I contacted the Boomerang Man by email. He responded very quickly, and
helped me positively identify the boomerang as a Hawes sold 1977-1978.
He told me how to repair it (though,  it is unsure if it will ever fly
again--he suggested it was collectible and worth hanging on a wall.) I
also learned  that that M17 is  no longer made, but  he suggested some
alternatives.

Super nice  guy. We  ordered a few,  and I also  made a  friend. We're
keeping in touch through a project my son has to recreate his own copy
of the M17.

So  if you're  in  the market  for  a boomerang,  reach  out to  Rich,
richardharrison70@comcast.net, and tell him  what you want. He'll hook
you up.