All posts by Peter Berg

News

World Atlatl Day, Saturday, June 1. Join us!

Leave a comment

Thunderbird Atlatl will be celebrating World Atlatl Day here at our shop, 90 Main Street, Candor, NY, from 1 to 4 p.m.

World Atlatl Day (WAD) was initiated by Linda Brundage and the New York Atlatl Association in 2011. Due to its popularity, the WAA membership attending the 2012 Annual Meeting voted to officially recognize the first Saturday in June of each year as World Atlatl Day.

Stop by if you are in the area to participate! Questions, give us a call at 607-659-3854, 800-836-4520 or email us at contact@thunderbirdatlatl.com

Bob Berg had a busy day at Primitive Pursuits in Ithaca. In the photo below, he is showing a family a flint tool that can be used to cut grass or other long fibered plants. The flint is held on by the natural glue Bob makes at the Thunderbird shop with pine pitch and other natural components.

Bob Berg shows a primitive flint tool to a family at Primitive Pursuits Day in Ithaca, New York
Bob Berg shows a primitive flint tool to a family at Primitive Pursuits Day in Ithaca, New York

Thank you Peter Berg for fixing the website. We apologize for any inconveniences as we changed formatting for our web server.

News

Thunderbird atlatls featured in Reality Rush’s Eviction: Celebrity Edition

Leave a comment

eviction-107

Last weekend, Reality Rush put on a “Big Brother” themed competition featuring celebrities including pop star Lance Bass, actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress Sara Paxton, baseball player Cutter Dykstra, actor Zach Cregger, and more — as well as Big Brother star/winner Dan Gheesling and his wife, Chelsea.

The event also featured several other Big Brother stars, including Mike “Boogie” Malin, Jeff Schroeder, Rachel Reilly & Brendon Villegas.

The twelve players competed through a three day game based on the CBS reality show “Big Brother.” According to the Reality Rush website: “It is a complete understatement to say this cast BROUGHT IT! It was our most competitive group of gamers to date that delivered a game packed with intense strategy, alliances and big moves.”

One of the “Power of Veto” challenges featured Thunderbird Atlatls! Here are some photos of the celebrities (including Lance Bass, Sara Paxton, Zach Cregger and Dan Gheesling) throwing our atlatls and darts.

eviction-108

eviction-109

eviction-110

img_4842

eviction-111

eviction-112

eviction-1131

The celebrities had a great time playing and competing with the atlatls. The ultimate winner of the atlatl challenge was Nick Todisco, who beat out Big Brother winner Dan Gheesling for the Power of Veto and managed to take him out of the game in the next round…so this was a crucial challenge in the competition!

For more information about this event, or Reality Rush, please see this blog post about the game: EVICTION: Celebrity Edition.

News

Maine Primitive Gathering

Leave a comment

Thunderbird Atlatl will be at the Maine Primitive Gathering in Wells, Maine this weekend. The program provides at weekend of camaraderie and primitive skills instruction. Check out the website at http://broad-wingedfarm.com/MPG.html

Bob Berg and a host of other instructors will offer workshops throughout the weekend.