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LAMINATED
CONSTRUCTION
get her t o f or m t he compl et -
ed shape, usi ng a hal f - l ap
j oi nt . You can use a r egul ar
hal f l ap or one wi t h a cen-
t er pi ece set i n as i ndi cat ed,
t he l at t er bei ng st r onger . A
j oi nt i s necessary t o pr event
spl i t t i ng i n t he cent er. Fol -
l ow t he p h o t o s and di a-
gr ams i n gl ui ng up t he j oi nt .
The t op surf ace i s r ounded
and t he bot t om i s f l at ex-
cept at t he t i ps wher e i t i s
bevel ed. I f you t hr ow l ef t -
handed, bevel t he corners
opposi t e t h o s e i ndi cat ed.
Nor mal f l i ght i s shown be-
l ow. The d i a g r a m s al so
show some of t he resul ts of
f aul t y const r uct i on a n d how
t o correct t hem. I n t hr ow-
i ng, use pl ent y of wr i st ac-
t i on f or a f ast spi n, yet not
t oo much, as i ndi cat ed i n
t he l ower l ef t hand di a-
gr am. Test t he boomer ang
on a cal m day as i t i s er-
r at i c i n a breeze
LAMINATED CONSTRUCTION IS STRONG AND HOLDS ITS SHAPE
" RETURNS IN WIDE a
\ SWEEPING CURVE TO LEFT J
RETURNS TO
THROWER
NORMAL
FLIGHT OF
BOOMERANG
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