Good for you Steve! I just saw the interview in TBM last night....I was there when Fred and Steve met at Shrewhaven. I remember how Steve was so proud that Fred liked his bow that day. Steve had come by for a visit, ended up staying 2 or 3 days and hunting. I recall coming down off of Banana Ridge, and catching some slight movement in the slashings across the grade....I put my binoculars on the movement after a time I located Steve, ever so slowly still hunting. Since that visit I have always liked Steve, I think it's awesome he is getting the recogniton he deserves. :clapper:
It was good interview,I enjoyed it.
I am with you Roger. Not only is Steve a first rate bowyer, but also a first rate individual. I have not had the opportunity to hunt with Steve, maybe one day who knows, but I have no doubt he is top rate in that aspect as well.
The interview was not only well written but well overdue. Great job Mr. Asbell and kudos to you Mr. Turay!
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Steve is a great guy, I've spent some time talking with him at shoots and is always a pleasure
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Steve is a good guy for sure.
X2 Roger. I own one of Steve's bows. He does a fine job on his bows. He was also a good friend of my dads up there in the U P eh.
:thumbsup: I read the article....good stuff, and he makes a fine bow also!!
steve is the man. he makes a great bow. he is hard working an deserves all the good press that comes his way.Iam lucky enough to see him a few days a year.he also has a wonderful wife.nice job steve.ED LONG
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Yup! I love my Classic "Swinehart Special"
From one bowyer to another,Steves quality and Craftsmenship is what I strive for. He has been very Generous with me and I thank him for it.
A better man or a better bow will be hard to come across.
Thanks to Mr.Asbell for the long over due article. Good Stuff.
CTT
Steve is a class act!! :clapper:
Roger,
I smiled when I saw the interview article and I remember that hunt still. I've got a picture of you, Ron, Fred and I behind the Shrewhaven cabin, but I think Steve was still out stillhunting. Steve is as good as they come. I remember giving him a dozen or so Microflite #12's years ago at the Grayling MTB shoot after he made a little longbow for my son on short notice. His eyes lit up like the fourth of July. I knew he loved heavy arrows. He's given more to the sport and organizations of MI than most can comprehend. As said above, the accolades and recognition is long overdue.
Great guy and he sure does make a nice bow. Congratulations Steve, you sure have earned it.
Ray...That hunt was the beginning of several good friendships for me! :thumbsup:
Steve, is a great guy. I picked up one of his bows on a trade and had some questions about the bow that he answered. I also had a concern about the string that was on the bow when I received it after the trade. He asked a few questions about the bow I received and asked for my address, a few days later I had not one but two strings for the bow. That was not expected at all especially when I did not purchase the bow from him. Class act all the way. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Steve and his awesome wife have been coming down to the May shoot in Baltimore since it was still called the MATC. He does well there because he makes a GREAT bow, for a very reasonable price. He is also one of the really good guys in Trad Archery. He is always willing to talk to other bowyers about how they can improve their bows and is always improving his own. We are fortunate, here in Maryland, that he is willing to make that long trip to Baltimore each year. (When he gets to Detroit, he is only HALF WAY THERE!) Dang, that UP is REALLY way up there.
I just hope his magazine curse has gone away! (Ask him sometime about it.)
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Ray...That hunt was the beginning of several good friendships for me! :thumbsup:
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Steve is good for our sport. Period. Chad
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Steve is good for our sport. Period. Chad
That is very true.....and guys like you also Chad!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :notworthy: :notworthy:
I met Steve at a show in St. Clairsville, OH a few years ago. Was really impressed with him and his bows, particularly the Shelton. I will have one someday. Hopefully sooner than later!
Great article, great bows and a great guy! Another one of Michigans finest!
One year at Baltimore, he and his wife were gracious enough to babysit for my son while he was sleeping in my back carrier so I could go try out a few of his bows. Now that is another level of customer service!
In the early morning hours of Sept.10, 2005, I pulled my vehicle to the ocean waterfront in, Newfoundland, to await the ship that would take me back to Nova Scotia from a Newfoundland moose hunt.
Directly in front of me was a parked vehicle pulling a trailer that was lettered "Northern Mist Longbows." Being a traditional bowhunter, I was anxious to talk to the person pulling that trailer even though I had never heard of those bows.
As daylight broke, I walked to the vehicle to see what "Northern Mist" was all about. Within a few minutes, I realized that I was talking to a genuine down-to-earth nice guy.
During the several hours it took for the ship to reach, Nova Scotia, I had the pleasure to visit and have lunch with Steve.
I make it a point to visit Steve whenever I attend a traditional bowhunting function where he is present---it is always a pleasure. It was great seeing the interview article on Steve in "Traditional Bowhunter."
Ron Vaughn
Hey, that's pretty neat to see my home province mentioned as I read this post. I enjoyed the interview in TradBow and it sounded like he is one of the good guys.