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Missouri Trading Company is a small mail order shop in Pineville MO
selling hobby tools, magnifiers and jeweler's loupes,
beads, wood carving books, 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 moved to
CONTACT, ORDER, PAY
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AGAIN! 4/10/2008
Yep. The
building was flooded again! Unbelievable. So I have
obtained another building for my office and some inventory.
Have most of the office moved at this time (4/14). Phone is
out again. Gradually, inventory will be moved also as there is
time for me and the friends who help out to do it. Please
email instead of phoning. I am trying to get all orders out
and caught up. Prepaid orders (eBay, Shopping Cart & mailed
orders) have top priority. Thank you.
WATER PROBLEMS
3/18/08
This pretty
little creek (picture below) just did a 30 year extreme flood this week. Got
into our building and caused some chaos! While we lost no
inventory (thank you, Lord) we had only a few hours to move a lot of
stuff. It will take some days (weeks?) to dry out / repair the
building and get everything back up on shelves. Meanwhile, I
spent the last two days trying to organize what I could in an
additional building.
Please be patient. Thank you!
3/26/2008 Flood UPDATE
Just today,
started moving my "office" back into the building after cleaning and
cleaning. Phone line does not work, too much mud, so I ran the
line to a single jack in the far end that did not get
underwater...gets the computers back on line. Stuff is still
helter/skelter in thrown into boxes on tables. Inventory is
still in another building but now laid out on tables and sorted so I
can at least find stuff. Hopefully by next week, I can be
caught up and back to sawing rocks, cooking stone, and talking to
you all on the phone. Right now, it's a tough catch up.
Thanks again for kind messages; means a lot! I am so grateful
there was no real damage such as many folks more east of here in
Missouri suffered. |
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Outside my office window...JOMO
Flintknappers chip right here!
We currently have the use of indoor facilities with picture windows
overlooking this great view.
Check the
JOMO PAGE for
monthly dates. |
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Next JOMO Knap-in:
Sunday ~ May 25th, 2008
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.
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.)
Our Location:
Missouri Trading Company
Havenhurst Drive
Pineville MO 64856 |
BEST CONTACT AT THIS TIME IS Email.
Because of the flooding problems (which piled on top of the computer
problems when THEY were almost ironed out), I cannot answer the
phone while also filling all the orders that come in automatically
via email; the shopping cart, FAX and eBay store.
PLEASE email questions/orders and allow me time
to get to you. Thanks so much!
My sincere apologies for this but it cannot be helped!
missouritrading@gmail.com (best to use)
Answer machine:
417-223-2660
Cell Phone (BEST):
417-737-3373
(this phone does NOT notify us of voice mails)
Toll Free FAX:
(866) 224-4628 |
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Who says rocks don't float?
FLINT ROCK SAIL BOAT floats
on Water!
(HARD WATER
that is, better known as ICE!)
From a
KENTUCKY knapper! |
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May 2-May 4
Yellville, AR
Eleventh Annual WATERCREEK
KNAP-IN
Yellville, Hosted by
Wesley , Gwen, Byron and Belinda Shipman, Bob Thomas, DC Waldorf.
Located 5 miles from Buffalo River, on the banks of beautiful Water
Creek. Evening live music. Tomahawk throwing contest. Trade blanket.
Raffle on Saturday afternoon. We are fortunate to have some of the
worlds best knappers demonstrating the art of making arrowheads,
tomahawks, spearpoints and Myan Eccentrics. Come join the fun, buy, sell
and trade. On-site primitive camping and food service. $5. per person
registration fee. Phone 1-800-741-2022. SASE: The Shipmans, PO Box 283,
Yellville, AR 72687. Bob Thomas, 705 Polk St., Cabot, AR 72023.
501-843-4936. or email:
pump1@yellville.net
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May 2-May 4
Clarksville, Tennessee
11th Annual Tennessee Classic
41 Targets--Entry Fee $20.00
Custom Trophies awarded
Shoot Classes
Recurve Bow * Long Bow * Self Bow * Ultimate Self Bow Challenge (Make a
Self Bow with Gary Davis and shoot it for score Thursday-Sunday. Contact
Mark Baggett
931-362-3717 for more info: markbaggett@detdist.com |
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May 4
Austin, Texas
Duncan Park
ISAC Sunday 11 AM (ATLATL)
Contact
roywenmo2000@yahoo.com
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May First Sunday
Bakersfield California
Bakersfield Monthly Knap-in
A monthly knap-in is held on the first Sunday of every month. The
one-day event goes from 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hart Memorial
Park.
for more information conatact Gary Pickett
(661)444-6163 or email: air-o-head@webtv.com |
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May 25th,
2008
Pineville, MO
Every Last Sunday Knap-In
JOMO Flint
Knappers, everyone welcome!
details,
CLICK HERE!
If it is
wet,
we have a
dry place to Chip!
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'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.
Cheers, Ray
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Jim Spears
The 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>
Thank you, Diana Benson |
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More BOW SHOOTS, ATLATL THROWS and KNAP-INs
than you can shake a STICK at!
CALENDAR
of EVENTS Updated frequently!
(Rondy's, Knap-ins, Atlatl Thows, Bow
Shoots, Pow Wows and more!)
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Hello My Friend,
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
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ATTENTION:
taxidermists, tanneries:
We have
some excellent equipment for sale.
Please check out this page:
Leathers & Tanning |
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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.
Please tell Doug you saw him on Missouri Trading! |
Congratulations, Doug! Just back from the
Buffalo Bill Art Show in
Cody Wyoming. |
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Granny Chick's Birthday Parties Under the Bluff |
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Make the least of all that goes...
and the most of all that comes.
~Old Mountain Folk Saying |
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