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Off to a busy start for the new year!

Looking forward to 2023, the Thunderbird Atlatl staff is setting up our calendar and planning trips for the year! We already were able to travel to Ohio earlier this month for a project with Kent State University. We had a great time with Kent State students and staff with a research project involving stone and copper projectile hafted on atlatl darts.

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Stone Points on darts for testing
Copper Points on darts for testing
We appreciated the help of students using atlatls to cast many darts for research on what turned out to be a rather rainy day.

We will post links to the research results as papers and results are published.

Student volunteer casts dart while another volunteer records data under an umbrella
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Bob Berg casting atlatl dart with velocity being measured in background.

Gift Certificates Available for last minute Atlatl Shopping!

If you missed the shipping deadlines but still want to get an atlatl set for someone, Thunderbird Atlatl has gift certificates available

We can send the gift certificates out to your recipient by email immediately to arrive asap. We can also follow up with a paper gift certificate mailed to your recipient. We are happy to mail out your gift certificate if you prefer that type of delivery.

We are looking forward to the new year at the Thunderbird shop and wish all of our customers a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year.

Our into everything shop/family cat, Molly, says she will gladly help send out gift certificates!

Valentina (Tina) is no longer with us but she was always ready to help out. We know she is with us in spirit and definitely missed. She and Molly made a great team. Molly is working hard to carry on the for both of them.

Holiday Shipping Schedule! Check Out Our Free Shipping Coupon!

Buying an atlatl and or darts for a gift? If you are buying Christmas gifts, please try to get your order in by December 15 so we can get the order out to you in time for Christmas. According to the post office, the latest we can ship priority mail is: December 19 for Christmas delivery. We can ship Priority Mail Express through December 22 for an extra charge.

Check out our Free22Shipping coupon! Order a minimum of $300 in atlatl products and your shipping is FREE !This offer only applies to priority mail or UPS ground shipping with the domestic United States through December 31, 2022.

Our shop is ready to handle this last busy week as we head to the end or the year. Questions, give us a call at 1-800-836-4520! Thank you for checking out our webpage!

Boxes go out every day during this busy season. We would be happy to put your name on one of these boxes!
We are fortunate to have Molly keeping a watchful eye on our staff. She routinely is in the shop; making sure we are getting our jobs done.

Holiday Savings Continue! Time to buy atlatl gifts for the holidays!

It is getting pretty hectic at the Thunderbird Atlatl shop but we have a great staff of elves working here! We are fortunate that we have people coming in to help us during this busy season. Now is the time to purchase atlatl gifts while our inventory is good. Use the coupon code SAVE10 and save $10 on orders over $100 through Friday, December 9.

We are working up some other special offers as the season continues. We are shipping most of the orders through UPS ground or the post office via priority mail. Unfortunately, shipping has dramatically increased over the last year as shippers face increasing fuel costs and payroll costs. Every box we ship over three feet long gets an oversize fee of a minimum of $15 before shipping costs are added. It is actually more economical to order more items than fewer as the oversize fee is a fixed cost and has nothing to do with weight.

We are missing our beloved canine helper, Tina, again this holiday season (our second without her).

Valentina (Tina) always made sure she rode to the post office every time we went. We miss our loyal helper. We now have Hachi who still has a long way to go on his atlatl training. And, of course, our feline helper, Molly, continues to help out by always being right in the thick of everything we’re doing.

[caption id="attachment_3512" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Molly may look like she is watching over the printer. In reality, she is trying to stop the paper so the printer can jam!

We are busy packing so please order early so we can get your orders out quickly!

Happy Thanksgiving! Get ready for the holidays! Thanks22 Coupon!

Happy Thanksgiving! Over the busy holiday weekend through Monday, November 28, take some time and check out some of new items in our online catalog. We will be working on continually updating the catalog over the weekend as we prepare for the holiday season.

If you are ready to order before the holiday rush, we are offering a 10 percent coupon discount for orders of $100 or more through midnight Monday, Nov. 28. Just write in THANKS22 in the coupon section as you check out! The discount only applies to items purchased and does not include shipping.

Arrowhead Earrings, sinew, adhesives, large packs of hafting resin and, of course, our wide, variety of quality atlatls and darts!

Remember to check over the weekend for specials and new additions and save 10% by using the THANKS22 coupon.