Maker Faire Happy Valley 2025
Bootleg Boomerangs
Home: New York, United States
Hello! My name is Riley Auer, and I‘m the owner of Bootleg Boomerangs, a handmade wooden boomerangs company that makes uniquely shaped boomerangs that actually come back! We started our brand in 2020 and have been growing it ever since. We started out of my parents‘ garage, then moved our production right into The Rivet itself, and currently make them out of a dedicated workshop in Buffalo, NY. As a Penn State alum, I am delighted to take part in this event. Any excuse to come down to State College again sounds delightful. I plan to sell a few different types of my boomerang models and Bootleg Boomerang t-shirts. I also look forward to teaching Maker Faire visitors how boomerangs come back.
https://bootlegboomerangs.com
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Bootleg Boomerangs
A company who sells handcrafted real wooden boomerangs.
http://www.bootlegboomerangs.com/What Inspired You to Make This?
I‘ve always been fascinated by boomerangs and the physics that make them work. And one day, I started to try to make my own, and here we are now.
