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

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.

Atlatl Season in Full Swing! Check out Harvard class using atlatls!

The good news is that it is a busy season here at the Thunderbird Atlatl shop. We are a little behind in updating our blog and will try to update more often!

We will be posting our summer/fall schedule on the website in a few days. We are firming up commitments and getting our travel plans in place.

We recently sent some more atlatls and darts to Harvard University for Professor Matthew Liebmann’s “Encountering the Conquistadors” class. Check out the video here. Enjoy. Happy Atlatl season.

Shown below are a couple of photos from our Florida trip- a young lady trying a Catatonk atlatl at a workshop offered by Bob Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl and some people enjoying the atlatl range at Silver Springs State Park in Florida.

Getting Your Atlatl Equipment Ready for the Season!

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.

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