I saw some of the bows that he made with the green glass. They are REALLY cool looking. Not as beautiful as his wood veneers, but unique.
I met Steve about 8 or 9 years ago, when I was up in Grayling, MI for the MTB shoot. I was the vendor coordinator for the then, MATC (now the BBTC). He came down and was such a great person that I wanted to try, and hopefully buy, one of his bows. None fit me just right. I knew they were great quality, and I really liked the uniqueness of his reverse grip, Whisper bow, but it just didn't fit me right. He kept making the trip back down here from the UP and some of us got to know Steve and his wife, Donna.
About 3 years ago, I tried one of his Baragas and liked it so much that I told a friend of mine about it. He liked it so much, he ordered it in take-down so that he put it in the "boot" of his car in England. While talking with Steve on the phone about my "mate's" bow, I couldn't take it any more and ordered a 58" take-down so it would ride nicer in my 2 door Focus. The first shot I took with that bow took the largest buck of my life. Needless to say, I have shot the Baraga almost exclusively. My friend from England was on that same hunt and killed a really nice 8 point with his, too.
At last year's BBTC, I just had to try his Whisper again and it fit me beautifully. Steve told me later that he had made a few minor tweaks to make it a little better. The tweaks sure did their job. I then told that same friend from England about how much better I thought Steve's Whisper was and he shot it. Later that Fall, one arrived for him. Another friend ordered a three-piece take-down that shoots EXTREMELY flat - at 50#. Mike won an open-class shoot with that bow - against mostly recurve shooters shooting target bows.
Needless to say, I shot a beautiful Whisper this last week and it too went home with me.
I doubt you can find a finer bow than a Northern Mist - especially at Steve's prices.