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Thunderbird Atlatl Elves Ready for Holiday Orders!

It is a busy time of year at the Thunderbird Atlatl shop. We are ready for your atlatl and dart orders. Gift certificates are also available.
In the next couple of weeks, we cannot handle custom orders.

Shop cat, Molly, is ready to help with gift certificates. Molly & our dog, Tina, worked hard on atlatl orders. Tina is no longer with us but Molly carries on the work.

The majority of our orders are shipped Ground Advantage via the post office. Due to holiday shipping price increases and the oversize charge, there is additional shipping for other services. While not guaranteed, the post office says orders going out by December 17 should arrive by Christmas. Here are the holiday mailing deadlines for USPS/UPS/Fed Ex:
Note that these deadlines are guidelines; weather, inventory issues, congestion may delay arrival of packages.
Here are some of the shipping deadlines for those looking to receive packages by Dec. 24.
2025 holiday gifts shipping deadline:
USPS: Ground and First-Class by Dec. 17, Priority Mail by Dec. 18, Priority Mail Express by Dec. 20. Shipping might take longer for Alaska and Hawaii addresses. UPS: 3-Day Select by Dec. 19, 2nd Day by Dec. 22, Next Day by Dec. 23.
FedEx: Ground and Home Delivery shipments by Dec. 17, 4-day by Dec. 18, 3-day by Dec. 19, 2-day by Dec. 22, 1-day by Dec. 23; Overnight or Express shipping deadline is Dec. 23, Same-Day still possible on Dec. 24, depending on zip code.

Valentina (Tina) is no longer with us but she was always ready to help out. We know she is with us in spirit. She and Molly made a great team. Molly is working hard to carry on the for both of them.
Molly will try to train her fellow felines (Nadia, Opal and Chester) to help out this season. She says our new canine helper, Reggie, does not have Tina’s skills. Molly is not expecting much help from Reggie this season.

Join Thunderbird Atlatl at the Candor Daffodil Festival April 26

The Village of Candor, New York’s Annual Daffodil Festival will be celebrated at the Candor Ball Field Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine!

Come down and enjoy bands, food vendors, kids’ activities and much more. Celebrate spring. Just down the street, Thunderbird Atlat will be hosting atlatlists for ISACs and contests. If you are interested in watching, you may find parking easiest as the Candor Central School and walking over. The contests will be behind our recently rebuilt shop at 90 Main Street, Candor. Sorry about our construction! We are a work in progress!

Join Thunderbird Atlatl at the Stone Tool Show August 25 to August 27

Thunderbird Atlatl will be at the annual Stone Tool Show this weekend. The show is located at the beautiful Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris, New York.
There will be flintknapping demonstrations and atlatl contests all weekend.
On Saturday, August 26, at 7 pm, guest speaker Marquardt Lund, travels from Germany, to present on the following topics:

– a short history of the European flint knapping scene and Knap-Ins
– An experiment he and two friends did when they made a dug out with flint axes
– Egyptian flint tools and tomb drawings showing knapping activities
– Fabulous late palaeolithic find sites near his home town
– ideas about the hafting of flint points, experiments he conducted and the fundamental differences

This event is open to the public and free to all participants in attendance at the 2023 Stone Tool Craftsman Show, sponsored by the Genesee Valley Flint Knappers Association. The program will be at the Highbanks Recreation Center’s North Shelter.

Daffodils, Atlatls! Visit Candor, NY April 29

Candor, NY is having a Daffodil Festival Saturday, April 29, rain or shine! Come to Candor and enjoy.

Thunderbird Atlatl will hold atlatl contests, including ISACs, at 90 Main Street, Candor, New York (behind our shop). We should be starting around 1 p.m., depending on weather. Call 607-659-3854 or 607-222-9873 to check!

Enjoy spring in Candor!