The word atlatl is meant to be in a song especially when used with battle! Our son, Peter, saw this performer, Bhi Bhiman, perform at a concert in San Francisco and happened to find this “atlatl” song.
Check it out and don’t go into battle with a broken atlatl!
Okay atlatlists, spring is just around the corner! It’s time to get that equipment out and get ready to go to some atlatl events or just have some fun on your own!
Check your darts and get them ready. You can easily “fluff” out the feathers on your darts by holding them over a steaming kettle of water. It’s amazing how this simple procedure will put new life into your dart fletchings! Hold the dart over the steam and gently preen the feathers into shape.
Straightening your wood darts you have purchased from Thunderbird Atlatl, can be accomplished by gently bending the dart in the direction you wish to straighten it. For a more permanent fix or for a stubborn bend, apply heat to the dart with a flame such as a propane torch or kitchen range making it easier to bend the dart in the direction you want. After it cools the dart “sets” and will usually remain straight. If you have any questions, just give us a call at 800-836-4520 and we will be happy to help you!
FREE Atlatl Fever DVD with $200 or more in merchandise orders! Order $200 or more (not including shipping) of atlatl merchandise and we will send you a free copy of our Atlatl Fever DVD through midnight March 20 (Pacific Standard Time)
Here are a few photos of Bob Berg’s workshop in Micanopy, Florida with the Florida Outdoors Ministry program. Thanks to Frank Williams for hosting.
One of the nicest things about working at Thunderbird Atlatl is the people we meet as we travel around or on the phone when you call our shop! We’ve been making atlatls for over 20 years so we’ve met a lot of great people over the years. Thank you all for your support and stories. We love hearing about how much people enjoy using the atlatl and that they appreciate our products. Our atlatls are being used all over the world even in Mongolia thanks to our son, Peter! Peter recently traveled to the Gobi Desert and introduced a family he stayed with to atlatls.
Here are some of your comments:
Thank-you! I received it! Its awesome! Definitely worth the wait!!
Thanks, I am very pleased with the atlatls and am sure I will be with the darts as well. I will use your company for any future needs and recommend you to others.
Love your products! We have had HUNDREDS of youth and adults using your atlatls as part of our programs.
I took my new toy, a Kanakadea, for a maiden test flight today. I’m totally hooked! I even had the neighbors, who had never heard of such an instrument, commenting favorably.
I got my atlatl today and it was in great condition, thank you for packing it so well. I used it today at lunch and was shocked at how easy it is to pick up on. Thanks for the atlatl, I can’t wait to get a deer this year.
Lori Majorsky of Pennsylvania is the grand champion 2011 Northeast Open Atlatl Championship Awards held at the Mount Independence Historic Site in Orwell, Vt. September 17. Congratulations.
Here are the results:
Accuracy
Men, 1st Andrew Majorsky; 2nd Gary Nolf; 3rd Ken Faucher
Women, 1st Lori Majorsky; 2nd Celine Rainville; 3rd Linda Nolf
Boys, 1st Jason Clark; 2nd and 3rd not awarded
Girls, no awards
Distance
Men, 1st Greg Maurer; 2nd Gary Nolf; 3rd Bob Berg
Women, 1st Lori Majorsky; 2nd Harmony Renninger; 3rd Linda Nolf
Boys, 1st Jeremiah Delorme; 2nd Jason Clark; 3rd not awarded
Girls, no awards
Mens Overall
Gold, Andrew Majorsky
Silver, Greg Maurer
Bronze, Gary Nolf
Womens Overall
Gold, Lori Majorsky
Silver, Celine Rainville
Bronze, Linda Nolf
Boys Overall
Gold, Jason Clark
Silver, Jeremiah Delorme
Bronze, not awarded
Girls Overall, no awards
Due to flooding in the Southern Tier of New York, the annual Pumpkin Festival in Tioga Center, NY, has been cancelled for this year. See you next year!
We received a note from Russ Guthrie of Pennsylvania that the video of his seven year old grandson killing a deer with an atlatl is being featured in a Deer & Deer Hunting newsletter blog
Russ’ grandson, seven at the time the video was recorded, is shown using one of Thunderbird Atlatl’s Kanakadea Atlatls and a Thunderbird dart to take the deer. You can see the video at this link: