We are busy making and shipping orders for the holidays! If you would like to get an atlatl shipped via regular priority mail before Christmas, please get your order into us by Monday, December 18!

After December 18, we will still ship out orders through the delivery services but will recommend overnight shipping through the post office to insure delivery by Christmas. We can get delivery estimates from UPS, Fed Ex and DHL too!

If you have any trouble with our online catalog, give us a call at 1-800-836-4520. If you do order on online and do not receive a confirmation email within six hours, please give us a call to make sure your order was received! We can also be emailed directly at: Thunderbirdatlatl@gmail.com

Telephone or fax orders can be called in or sent to: 1-800-836-4520. If you get the answering machine, just leave a message and we will return your call. You can also try reaching us at either: 607-743-4379 or 607-222-9873.

Some special items we have ready to ship that are not in the current online catalog include: Nanticoke Atlatls with leather loops (no lacing) for $35 each or $66 with three six foot darts or $124 with seven six foot darts! We also offer plain Nanticokes (no handle or lacing) for $20 each or $51 with three six foot darts and $94 with seven six foot darts.

For the younger set, we have child-sized Kanakadeas for $35 each or $60 with six foot darts or $95 with seven six foot darts! If you are interested in any of these, give us a call at 1-800-836-4520 or email us at Thunderbirdatlatl@gmail.com You can also note your preferences in the comment section of our order form.

Can’t decide which atlatl package to get? How about buying a gift certificate? We can send out gift certificates in any amount you request. Contact us with the name of your recipient, address and other pertinent information and we can send it to you or your recipient. Questions? Give us a call!

Order Now for the Holidays!
Looking for that last minute atlatl gift? You have come to the right place! Activity continues to be busy here at Thunderbird Atlatl Bob Berg and the rest of the staff are keeping busymaking sure inventory is ready for holiday orders. Please give us a call if you have a question about an order. Our toll free number is: 1-800-836-4520. There is usually someone available to answer pretty much 24/7. If you do get the answering machine, leave your name and phone number and we will get back to you within a few hours!

Some special items we have ready to ship that are not in the current online catalog include: Nanticoke Atlatls with leather loops (no lacing) for $35 each or $66 with three six foot darts or $124 with seven six foot darts! We also offer plain Nanticokes (no handle or lacing) for $20 each or $51 with three six foot darts and $94 with seven six foot darts.

For the younger set, we have child-sized Kanakadeas for $35 each or $60 with six foot darts or $95 with seven six foot darts! If you are interested in any of these, give us a call at 1-800-836-4520 or email us at Thunderbirdatlatl@gmail.com You can also note your preferences in the comment section of our order form.

Can’t decide which atlatl package to get? How about buying a gift certificate? We can send out gift certificates in any amount you request. Contact us with the name of your recipient, address and other pertinent information and we can send it to you or your recipient. Questions? Give us a call!

We will be making changes in our online catalog ordering system in the near future but will wait until the new year to make those changes. If you are having any problems with the online catalog, give us a call or send an email through the contact on the web page. You can also email us a thunderbirdatlatl@gmail.com

Try to get your atlatl orders in by December 16th. We probably can only count on standard service via priority mail through the USPS, UPS, Fed Ex and DHL through December 18th. After December 20th, we will probably have to ship overnight to guarantee delviery by December 25th (depending on where you live!)

Activity is busy here at Thunderbird Atlatl Bob Berg and staff are working on making sure inventory is ready for holiday orders. Make sure to give us a call if you have a question about an order. Our toll free number is: 1-800-836-4520. There is usually someone available to answer pretty much 24/7. If you do get the answering machine, leave your name and phone number and we will get back to you within a few hours!

We will be making changes in our online catalog ordering system in the near future but will wait until the new year to make those changes. If you are having any problems with the online catalog, give us a call or send an email through the contact on the web page. You can also email us a thunderbirdatlatl@gmail.com

Beginning next week, we will be featuring some specials in this space so keep an eye out for those! We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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Thunderbird Atlatl is busy making lots of darts and atlatls to meet the holiday rush. Please give us a call at 1-800-836-4520 if you have any questions. If we are not in, just leave a message and we will get back to you. You can also reach us at: 607-743-4379 or 607-22-9873. Again, leave us a message and we will get back to you. We have added a few more items to our inventory. See below for those who want to try to make their own atlatl. Remember try to order soon so we can get your order out to you quicker.

How to Make an Atlatl
Atlatls are easy to make if you have a sense of how long and how massive to make them. Atlatls can be made from a wide variety of materials that include wood and bone to fiberglass or even metal but the most favored material is wood. I don’t believe that there are a lot of advantages of modern materials over wood in the construction or action of an atlatl. Hardwood is favorable to softwood for making atlatls. Hardwoods that are more elastic are better than brash or brittle woods. Thunderbird Atlatl sells various hardwood atlatl blanks as well as milled ash dart shafts 5 foot, six foot and seven foot long.
Ash 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” $5.00
Cherry 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” 6.00
Hickory 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” 5.00
Curley Maple 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” 7.00
Bloodwood 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” 12.00
Purpleheart 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” 7.00
Brazilian Cherry 2 ½” x7/8” x 27” 7.00
This price includes a line drawing on the wood of any of our atlatl designs found in our on line catalog so you can cut it out, modify, or use your own design on it.
Call our 800- 836-4520 for more information or check out our on line catalog. The blanks will be added to the online catalog soon.

You can find a lot of atlatl plans at: http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/designs/

You may like to try one of our atlatl making tool kits which consists of a short bladed large handled Swedish steel carving knife, a draw shave and a scorp. You can buy these as a kit or one at a time. We also sell Swedish steel blades which you can put your own handle on made perhaps from a deer antler or a scrap of the atlatl wood kit. Give us a call for pricing and information on these items, 1-800-836-4520.

The length of an atlatl can be variable. The best guide to length is to measure from the center of your palm to the armpit with your stretched out arm, plus or minus a few inches. If you want to make mostly distance shots then add a few inches and if you want more accuracy at shorter ranges take an inch or two off.

Making a spear thrower and a dart can be a rewarding experience for those who have a yearning for handicraft.
Atlatl plans and dart designs as well as do it yourself atlatl and dart kits will be available soon at www.thunderbirdatlatl.com

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The holidays are fast approaching and we are getting ready for holiday orders. It helps if you are able to place your order before December 15th as we are not always able to guarantee shipping after that time. The postal service, UPS, Fed Ex and DHL are swamped at that time of year and we have noticed they are not always able to guarantee delivery.
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