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Herb Smith was one of England's greatest boomerang makers and throwers. Herb started making Birch plywood hooks and traditional boomerangs in the 1960s. He was one of the first suppliers of boomerangs to the Boomerang Man in the early 1970s. Before Al Gerhards started making his S/L hooks, Herb Smith was the only commercial supplier of long distance boomerangs. One of the first boomerangs I ever purchased was a large weighted Sussex Hook with a range of 80+ metres. I became an instant fan. Herb was an early Long Distance World Record holder with a carefully documented throw of 108 yards on 17 June 1972 using a large weighted traditional model called the "Gem". In the 1980s, Herb introduced the world to Paxolin material, a dense and hard composite material that significantly extended the range of his plywood models. Herb continued to make plywood models as Sports boomerangs, even after the introduction of the Paxolin models. The Paxolin boomerangs were smaller and usually painted in two colors and with simple line art banding. The wooden models were often decorated with many colorful bands, flowers, birds and occasionally other themes. Herb did most of his own art work, but while he was a prison guard, he employed the skills of master forgers in the prison where he worked. Herb stopped making boomerangs for several years from the late 1980s until the early 1990s. Then in 1992, Herb got his second wind and began making Paxolin and finely decorated Birch plywood models. This continued for only a couple of years. Herb died in 1995 of Bone Cancer. Herb's models have become among the finest of collectable boomerangs and the supply continues to diminish.

This medium large triblader with a central hole is unique. It is the only triblader made by Herb Smith that I have ever seen. This is on of the last boomerangs that Herb made. It is signed and dated April 1994 on the underside. The upper surface has floral art paper glued to the tips with added ink banding. The underside has one large beautiful flower, Herb's signature and the date. This boomerang is in new condition. I did test throw it a few times before listing it. The flight range is approximately 30 metres. The flight is low and circular, sort of like a slow Fast Catch. It does not layover and have a lot of hover like some tribladers do with a similar design. You could carefully add some dihedral to the blade tips if you want to add hover. Personally, I would just leave it alone. This is one of the rarest of the wooden Smith boomerangs and it is an excellent collectable.

This boomerang was supplied directly from the estate of Herb A. Smith. The proceeds of the sale of this item will go directly to Herb's widow - Anim Smith. The price of this item will be reduced weekly until it is sold.