The original post is close, but off on a few points. CM was founded by two people--Dorthy Lidstone and Larry Cashane--over 40 years ago. Both were very accomplished archers--you can go to the Canada Sports Hall of Fame website and do a search on Dorthy--she was nothing short of amazing. Best part is, it's documented and a part of archery history.
Larry and Dorthy were never married--that is a common misconception. They were only business partners.
Marc has been with Chek-Mate for the last 25 years, and bought the business when Dorthy and Larry decided to retire. Marc was the bowyer, although he did have an helper, along with Dorthy and Larry working also--grinding lams, doing finish work, mailing and paperwork, drilling on take-downs, etc.
When Marc bought CM, he had to move the shop from BC (that was located on Dorthy's property) to Vancouver Island (to Marc's property). The move was expected to take a couple of weeks, but it turned into months, with paperwork being the nightmare--along with having to re-wire the new shop and other setbacks. It just wound up being a lot bigger task than Marc ever imagined.
He does have one "helper" now--his wife, who had to be trained. Marc had several folks lined up to work for him, but for one reason or another they all fell through (they didn't show up).
There's been some added confusion with the move--I know at least one dealer didn't get the new address/phone number (I think he has it now), and there's been some dealers dropped from the list. For instance, National Archery Supply (NAS) is NOT a Chek-Mate dealer.
Due to the backlog, Marc doesn't want to take on any new orders. He's the kind of guy that doesn't sleep well at night when he's so far behind schedule. It was an honest mistake, but regardless the wait became MUCH longer than anticipated. He wants to get it back under control before adding more orders to the list--that's why I have the notice on my site.
Hope this helps.
Chad
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