Two other types of boomerangs are illustrated herewith and they can be made as described.
The last two boomerangs are thrown in a similar way to the first one, except that one of the pieces is grasped in the hand and the throw given with a quick underhand motion.
All of the boomerangs when completed should be given several coats of linseed oil and thoroughly dried.
How to Make Boomerangs [4] When the ice is too thin for skating and the snow is not right for skis, about the only thing to do is to stay in the house.
Boomerangs and How to Make Them [202] A boomerang is a weapon invented and used by the native Australians, who seemed to have the least intelligence of any race of mankind.
After leaving us they had attacked him, throwing several boomerangs and waddies at him; he had only one barrel of his gun loaded with shot; they all spread out and surrounded him, gradually approaching from all sides.
They seemed to be in a great fury, moving their boomerangs above their head, bawling at the top of their voices, and performing some sort of a dance.
The tribe people were squatting in rows on the ground, beating boomerangs and spears together, or striking bags of skin with sticks, to make an accompaniment to the wailing song they sang.
The other painted savages were creeping in and out of the bushes with their spears and boomerangsas if they were hunting, and the dressed-up Kangaroo made believe not to see them, but stooped down, nibbling grass.
All signs of friendship, masonic or otherwise, were thrown away on them, and at last, after receiving two or three showers of boomerangs and waddies they had to turn and fire on them.
They threw them one after another; but to their surprise not one of the boomerangs they threw touched the ground, but, instead, went whirling up out of sight.
He took his boomerangs out, and began to practise throwing them.
The old man asked them one day to bring him home some fat to rub his boomerangs with.
While he was doing so a Galah came up, and stood near, watching the boomerangs come flying back, for the kind of boomerangs Oolah was throwing were the bubberahs.
The boomerangs are scattered all along the Milky Way, for the whirlwind had gathered them all together in its rush through space.
Thinking of his treatment at the hands of his sons, he greased all his boomerangs, and when he had finished them he said to the boys: "You take these boomerangs down on to the plain and try them; see if I have made them well.
They are smaller than others, and more curved, and when they are properly thrown they return to the thrower, which other boomerangsdo not.
The old men try to keep them from racing through the camp by throwing their spears and boomerangs at them.
Then they stepped back and danced round to the clicking of boomerangs by the men.
One man has a bark shield, and he has to defend himself with it from the bark toy boomerangs the others throw.
The music of the orchestra is made by some beating time on rolled-up opossum rugs, and some clicking two boomerangs together.
The women past child-bearing were singing all the time, while the men danced outside the leaf-smoke, clicking boomerangs as they did so.
Boomerangs have many uses--in peace two clicked together as a musical instrument, as a war weapon, and as a weapon in the chase.
The sing-song seems to suit it, and the well-timed clicking of the boomerangs and thudding of the rolled-up rugs.
The natives peeped over the reeds at us from a considerable distance; and some of those whom Piper saw when in search of the men with the cattle, immediately jumped into the river, carrying their spears and boomerangs with them.
Old men, and even old women, exercise great authority among assembled tribes and "rule the big war" with their voices when both spears and boomerangs are ready to be thrown.
He was armed with spears and boomerangs and a shield.
It seemed incredible that fifty men armed only with boomerangs and wooden spears should have been able to commit such a slaughter.
But directly the moon set, they advanced towards the dying fire, with spears poised and boomerangs ready for instant and deadly use.
I afterwards secured the boomerangsthat came on board, and found that they were about twenty-four inches in length, shaped like the blade of a sickle, and measured three or four inches across at the widest part.
Next, the natives sent a volley of boomerangs on board, but without any result.
The fact that they hadboomerangs convinced me that I must be nearing the Australian mainland.
But an accomplished "Constitutional Adviser" can perform feats far more surprising with a few lumps of coal or a number of ships-knees, which are but boomerangs of a larger growth.
All around, shields, spears, and boomerangs lay scattered as they had been thrown when their owners took to flight.
I had an opportunity of seeing these boomerangs in use near Sivaganga in March, 1883.
But for simple straight shots these boomerangs answer admirably.
In the arsenal of the Pudukottai Raja a stock of wooden boomerangs is always kept.
Spears and boomerangs were thrown viciously and dodged and evaded skilfully until one of the men found a boomerang sticking fast in his leg.
And with the clapping of hollowed hands and the clicking of boomerangs the function began.
The lightest of theboomerangs weigh from four to five ounces, while the heaviest are double that weight.
Harry happened to have his spring letter-balance in his pocket, and we weighed one of the boomerangs that we saw used.
The heaviest boomerangs are used for fighting purposes and for killing kangaroos, emus, and other large game.
Then we drove up to the cricket-ground to see them throw their boomerangs or kylies, which they did very cleverly.
It was a cold showery morning when we landed, to photograph a party of natives, and see them throw boomerangs and spears.
The wood of this graceful tree is sweet-scented, of a rich dark-brown colour, and being very hard, it is in great request with the natives for making their boomerangs and spearheads.
We had thus at all times a secure defence against spears and boomerangs in case of any general attack.
Several natives' huts were near, at which the fires were still burning; the inhabitants having fled; but I forbade the men to go near these huts, or touch a stone hatchet and some carved boomerangs which had been left behind.
Seeing that they retained these weapons, I arose, upon which they, understanding me immediately, threw the boomerangs aside.
The two foremost and strongest of the party came forward, and when I sat down they advanced with boomerangs in hand.
Our friends brought us one of the boomerangs to examine.
Riding on we caught sight of a number of black figures, scattered in all directions, engaged in knocking down with their boomerangs some large birds perched on the withered branches of the trees overhanging the water.
The other painted savages were creeping in and out of the bushes with their spears and boomerangs as if they were hunting, and the dressed-up kangaroo made believe not to see them, but stooped down, nibbling grass.
They performed a number of weird ceremonial dances before him, and gave an exhibition of their skill in the throwing of boomerangs and spears.
It was explained that these boomerangs were of the hunting type, and were used in practice chiefly against flights of duck, the birds taking them for hawks and keeping low and thus within range when they were in the air.
Toy darts and toy boomerangs are common, and the system of signalling by gesture comprehensive and excellent.
They sprang in after the horses; but before the door was closed, a shower of darts andboomerangs rattled against it, and again a shot was heard, and a bullet flew by among them.
I did not notice any boomerangs among them, and I did not request them to send for any.
The ancient more slowly followed, and then from behind the fastness of his rocky shield, he spoke spears and boomerangs to us, though he used none.
Boomerangs are very fascinating toys, which will sail through the air, circle around the object you aimed at, and come back to you.
Some of the young men were throwing sportful boomerangs and spears; large parties were so absorbed in the pleasure of corroboreeing that no notice was taken of the new-comer.
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