Missouri Trading Company is a small mail order shop
selling
beads, knives & draw knives, BOW & ATLATL making supplies
and tools AND everything to do with arrowheads - from collecting (price guides,
identification posters, archeological site books) to making your own arrowheads,
the art of flint knapping! We have everything you need to become a good
flint knapper: all the best videos and books, copper tools, abo tools, leg pads,
heat treated stone and much more. Please enjoy our site! ORDERING
INFORMATION found on
CONTACT, ORDER, PAY
page.
Note, the Shopping Cart is set up to calculate shipping dependent on
dollars spent. So occasionally on higher priced items, you may be
over charged for shipping. Do not worry. IF this happens, we notify
you via email, on your paper invoice and we refund the difference to
you. We charge actual shipping cost plus $1.50 pkg/handling ($3
foreign orders) with the
exception of rock & bow wood orders.
NEW
STUFF COMING SOON
Family illness has slowed me down on web updates.
NEW knapper tool coming soon!
COOL CONTEST
coming soon! (The prize is great and worth about $200)
Limited
edition of 100 copies, Yours will be personally signed &
numbered by Doug.
Each comes in a DARK MAHOGANY FRAME with a Brass Title
Plate.
27" x 36" (picture)
REGULAR PRICE $850
plus $125 shipping
NOW THROUGH February 28th, 2009 ~
$799
plus
$99 shipping
(or while supplies last)
See MUCH MORE of Doug's fine work. Go to his official
website,
www.doug-hall.com.
Large originals
selling from $9,500 to $25,000 at
www.altermann.com
2 Booklets ~ Brain Tan Buckskin & Deer from Field to Freezer
SAMBAR STAG BILLETS
HERE NOW!
Jim
Spears has been working his fingers to the bone getting this
rare horn ready for you abo knappers! He says it is
like knapping with ivory ~ fantastic horns! We made a
sizeable purchase and will have some on the website next
week for you. First come, first serve. (GOT the BIG ones on,
go to
Jim Spears ABO TOOLS
PAGE.
More to come when I get time!).
SAWED
PRECUTS/PREFORMS
HERE NOW!
Goldstone, FiberOptic, Cherry Quartz Glass!
Lotsa
work making these beauties for you to chip ~ You will LOVE
'em!
Due to SNOW & ICE,
We are canceling the January 30, 2010 knap-in.
Don't forget!
Make your sweetie a Valentine Arrowhead Necklace! Pineville, MO
Every Last Sunday Knap-In
For more information, please email
Diana Benson at
missouritrading@gmail.com Go to
JOMO page for detailed driving directions.
Beginners are especially welcome to come and
learn how to chip from a some great guys.
There is no charge.
Kids are welcome.
This is not a commercial
knap-in so please do not come with the intention of setting up to sell things.
(No alcohol or drugs tolerated.)
We carry 8 different pressure flakers and three different Ishi Sticks!
Copper ROD tips:
1/8" 3/16" 1/4" 3/8"
Note, we never use salvage or scrap copper. Because we use
only new copper in all our tools, you will always get
the same alloy/hardness of the copper. We think it
is important to you to have tools that are consistent
that you can count on.
'07 ~ First legal
squirrel kill
with an Atlatl in Missouri.
Ray Madden writes:
Thought you
might like a photo of opening
day in Missouri for the first year of
legal atlatl hunting.
Carbon dart with extra weight in the front,
and a straight stick, mixed hook atlatl,
with a few groves for a hand grip.
Jim SpearsThe Wall Street Journal was kind enough to interview
Jim and publish
an article about Jim, his flint knapping life, and the skill of flint
knapping in general.
We wish to give a special thanks to WSJ Staff Reporter,
GAUTAM NAIK,
for
his courtesy, respectful interest and front page report. It was a
wonderful thing for him to make the effort to come here to the Ozarks for
interviews, and to go with Jim to the Osage Knap-In held by Bob Hunt this
fall.
Thank you all who were there for being so friendly and open with Gautam.
He had a great time I think!
For a short period of time, the October 6th, 2005 article was
available at the WSJ.
This link was emailed to us by Mr. Naik. If you will, please contact
the WSJ and thank Gautam Naik for his interest in our flint knapping
world!
If you would like a free copy of the article, please contact us.
We also make a special thanks to John Whittaker for his comments and
recommendations which ultimately made this happen.
Added, a footnote: Gautam just emailed and told
me something of interest about the picture of Jim
in the article. It is an art called, "stippling". Gautham
believes that the WSJ is the only paper in the world to do this art by
hand instead of computer.
The artist worked from that photograph Gautham took for four to five hours to make the picture in the Journal.
I want to try it! <g>
I am finally back at Al-Kut. The camp that I am assigned to. Yes you may do
as you like with the pictures I sent. The points were some I made at Karbala.
One of them was made by another man who took a great interest and I was real
surprised as he made his first point ever. He was very proud and so was I.
It was a great visit there and I got a real kick out of sharing conversation
and giving away the points made during the visits.
One of the men I met there was a High School Football coach called up from
the National Guard. He spoke so proudly of his 7 year old Grandson that of
course I had to give him a point. He no sooner got it in his hand when he
stated that he would give it to his Grandson. So I made him another and said
to him that anyone who would share all they had of anything deserves one for
himself. He mentioned that he really enjoyed the conversation that we shared
as I knapped. He said that conversation was an art that has almost been lost
with a lot of people. As I thought about what he said I realized that one of
the reasons I enjoy the hobby of knapping so much is not just making a point
but the time shared doing it. During our visit that evening we talked about
old times, family and the simple things that are appreciated so much more
than others. I guess it is just one of those many blessings like I am sure
being there that night with those folks meeting that man, and sharing
memories with new friends. It is just another way GOD comforts those who
miss HOME SO MUCH!!! I know that night making points was just a sideline to
sharing quality time with the ANGELS GOD sent to help ease my heart of who I
was worrying about and missing so much. It was like being with my own coach
and having a favorite uncle to share the pain. GOD Bless and Take
Care!!! Thanks for your kindness I truly appreciate it!!!
BE SAFE, Melvin Harbin (Materials) KBR Services
Camp Al-Kut G3
APO AE 09332
ATTENTION:
taxidermists, tanneries:
We have
some excellent equipment for sale.
Please check out this page:
Leathers & Tanning
Oil painter, artist &
friend, Doug Hall.
We have all of
Doug Hall's Giclees available for immediate purchase. These are
beautiful, framed reproductions of his most famous paintings.
Click here to learn more and meet Doug.
NOW a TORNADO
(2008)!
Well....This is
getting a little challenging...MAY 10th, the tornado
that came through Missouri tagged the house. We have to relocate for a few months while repairs are made
....big UGH! However, Thank you Lord, we are safe and sound.
Her house is in 40 acres of large timber. ALL the big trees
are flat. Looks like a war zone. Amazing but the house
is still standing. While it sustained substantial damage, it
can be fixed. Super friends, knappers Michael Dees and Craig
Ratzat came to the rescue spending days of their own time clearing a
way back through the woods to her house. Thank you Craig & Michael!
.....more....click
here....January ice stormFlooded in MarchFlooded in AprilTornado in MayHey, June was pretty
nice!
8/28/08 UPDATE ..."The
will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will
not protect you"
