Bob Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl leads a workshop in Vermont. Many of you know we offer a number of atlatl and dart kits. We have found kits to be a wonderful way to introduce atlatls to many people.
Along with saving on the cost of completed atlatls and darts, atlatl kits give those putting them together the satisfaction of really making the atlatl and darts their own! We offer special prices on our atlatl kits when you buy them in bulk. It’s a great project for a scout or youth group and even for a group of adults!
We usually have people make three darts and an atlatl in our workshops. Our workshops last four to five hours and complete with everyone taking time to use their new atlatls and darts. Interested in setting up an atlatl workshop? Give us a call at 800-836-4520 and we will be happy to set you up.
Casting an atlatl is great fun but it’s even more fun with other people! We have had some customers recently ask if there are other people in their area interested in the atlatl. If you are looking for someone in your area who is also using an atlatl, give us a call at 800-836-4520 and we would be happy to try to connect people.
You can also start your own group. There are several college atlatl clubs and regional groups who get together to share atlatl fun. We have group package rates for both our finished atlatls and darts and our kits. Just call us at 800-836-4520 and we’ll help you get started.
We have been working on updating our You Tube channel, Facebook page and our online catalog. These are all still works in progress but check out some of the videos we have updated on You Tube. We will try to post them on this page too. Many of thee are from programs we have done over the years. Thanks to Peter Berg for helping us update the You Tube videos!
We think our new online catalog is easier to use then the previous catalog but we are still trying to perfect it. If you have any questions, give us a call at 800-836-4520. You can always order over the telephone too if you are having problems with the online catalog.
Check out this video from a program Vermont Public Broadcasting did with Bob Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl a few years back.
The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show used two of our Wyalusing Atlatls and our darts in a skit with Napoleon Dynamite on it’s January 10th show!
Jimmy Fallon and Napoleon Dynamite used Thunderbird Atlatl equipment in a competition to see who could shoot a woolly mammoth. Here’s the link to the segment, or you can view it right here.
There were probably lots of people trying out the atlatl prior to the broadcast. The crew said they loved the atlatls. The segment was fun and the woolly mammoth was a work of art.
Meanwhile, we launched our new online catalog. Check it out and let us know if anything confuses you. If you have a question, give us a call at 800-836-4520 or 607-743-4379.
Happy New Year! Looking for a project in 2012? How about putting an atlatl and dart kit together? Our atlatl kits are featured in a special issue of Make Magazine. You can check the article out online.
Or you can order our finished atlatls and darts and play with them immediately! We should be launching our new shopping cart in the next day or so and will be updating our event calendar for 2012. We look forward to many new atlatl adventures and seeing many of you in this coming year.
If you meant to order an atlatl set and now realize there isn’t enough time for it to arrive before Sunday, you can just email our shop at contact@thunderbirdatlatl.com or give us a call at 800-836-4520 or 607-743-4379 and we can email a gift certificate to you or your recipient before Christmas! Our operators are ready to take your call (or at least someone will be available!).
We were delighted to receive Make:Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 in the mail and found out our atlatl kits are featured on page 72 under the category “Siege & Ballistics”. The special issue is available on newsstands now through February 15 or available direct.
You can check this out online.
Merry Christmas from the Thunderbird Atlatl staff.
