I have written before about my admiration of Steve's bows. The simple quality and workmanship are what traditional archery should be, in my opinion. Steve and I are friends, I consider him to be one of those solid, trustworthy friends, not just an acquaintance. But we don't talk enough...we are both busy running business's, but that's no excuse. Sadly, are conversations are few. But I want to relate to you a text "conversation" Steve and I recently had:
ME: Can you send me 2 strings for my Ramer?
Steve: Will do
ME: Thank you. How much?
That was it. No answer. Today 2 strings showed up. No invoice.
Now, before you think I'm a weasel, I'll compensate Steve. I wouldn't take advantage of a friendship like that. But you just can't put a price on a reliable friend...and an awesome bowyer. :archer:
Good people do good things
Terry
I've had nothing but good experiences with Steve.
I have had several of Steve's bows and still have 2 Whispers. Great guy to deal with, talk to and work with when your not sure you know what you want. He is top shelf..........
Steve is a good dude and in my honest opinion the very best at what he does
I have two bows that I use, a Ramer and a Shelton. The rest are collecting dust. Steve is as good as they come. We've had a lot of guests at Shrewhaven Lodge over the years and my two favorite conversationalists that I took a day off from hunting to sit and jaw with on different occasions were Fred Asbell and Steve Turay.
Yeah, good guy and excellent craftsman for sure, although he really needs to consider changing his name to southern mist, lol
Steve is top notch. Look no further than his deeds, reputation, and customer satisfaction. The Hill grave restoration was noble work no one else wanted to tackle, and he did so gladly. He can share my fire any day. :archer2:
YUP, Steve is a great craftsman. Wife bought me a Baraga for one of our anniversaries. Killed many deer with it. Steve has to be a good guy, he is a former Marine,lol.
Quote from: Jon Stewart on September 25, 2018, 08:36:34 AM
YUP, Steve is a great craftsman. Wife bought me a Baraga for one of our anniversaries. Killed many deer with it. Steve has to be a good guy, he is a former Marine,lol.
Who else knows what MIST stands for. Hint the ST is for Steve Turray.
MI .....I'm going to guess "Michigan"?
NOPE
Stoped in at his shop several years ago when he was still in Ishpiming, had a great time looking at his bows and listing to a few story's. Man I could of stayed there forever listing. Great guy.
I've known Steve for several years and own two of his bows. He is top notch and builds fine bows. I am not at all surprised that he did this for you. I just wish I had more money to spend on his bows.
The MI stands for his uncle Mike. :wavey: They started building bows together.
Steve is a great guy ! I absolutely love my Baraga. I always enjoy talking with him at the gatherings.
Steve is as good as it gets. I had a Ramer on order with him, he called a year ago in June asking if I would be at Comptons, unfortunately my schedule didn't permit. When I asked if he wanted my debit card number, he asked "do you have a check"? I replied yes, he said put one in the mail, and he'd ship the bow out, somewhere along the ways they crossed paths. He is truly a great man.
Jason
That's why I'm awaiting my 5th bow from him! I guess I'll probably want #6 sometime in the future.
A great Bowyer and a great person
Love my Classic American. Love even more the phone conversations with Steve. He has called as a follow up just to see how I was making out with the bow, and then pleasant conversation and stories. A true gentleman and fantastic craftsman. I've already ordered another American for my son for Christmas. Dont think I'll ever buy anything else other than Northern Mist.
I have never had the privilege of shooting one of Steve's bows, but sure would like to one day. They seem to be a well built bow by an amazing individual. :clapper:
Steve is as good as they get as are his longbows!
Always hear great things about him! I'll have one of his lonbgows one day!
Roger, I am with you man. Steve Turay is a terrific friend and bowyer. When he builds a bow for a customer, it isn't just a sale, he goes above and beyond. I am honored to have him as a friend. I just placed a order yesterday for a Superior Longbow. :goldtooth: :clapper:
Thanks Roger for mentioning Steve, I do know he worked hard on the Howard Hill grave restoration, and he done it for no other reason than his respect for Howard Hill and his love for traditional archery.
God Bless.
Bow #5 suppose to be ready in October. I'm anxiously awaiting it! :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
Wow, hope I have the pleasure to meet Steve one day.
I have had the pleasure of shooting Steves Bows for the 5 years or so and have also shared a few hunting camps with him.
I have yet to meet a more genuine say it like he sees it kinda guy. With Steve what you see is what you get. That is a hard trait to find these days. We live in a world of false fronts, fair weather friends, and skeletons in the closet. In Steve's world none of that applies or is accepted, with the exception of skeletons in his closet, But those are just skulls and antlers not yet mounted...lol.
As a Bowyer he is incredible. Being friends with him (as many of you are and know) Steve burns more bows then he delivers (maybe a slight but not too far off exaggeration). He is a perfectionist in the purest form. In everything he does and his discipline in all aspects of life. No short cuts, no fingernail polish, no cheating, just honest pure perfection or its to the wood burner and starting over. 2 of my 3 bows he has made me so far were second attempts, even when i told him "im not worried about that little imperfection" he would say "dont care if you are ok with it, I'm not and that crap doesn't leave my shop with my name on it".
There are so many great bowyers out there today that build fantastic bows. Interesting side note: Steve is friends with many of them and they help each other out in so many different ways. I get accused often of being too big of a Northern Mist Fan, But I wear that badge with pride as he is as good as they get and his bows are above top shelf in every way. Keep doing what you do Steve and keep being who you are. Im proud to shoot your bows and call you a friend. Heck I have developed great friendships with a few of you on this post because of Steve!
Great Post Roger! Thanks For sharing this.
Without a doubt one of my favorite bows is my Shelton.