I got my first hackberry bow flinging arrows. I have to say that I really really like hackberry!
Had a shallow stave that I was going to make a bend through bow with but made a stiff handle flatbow instead. Stave dried with prop twist and side bow, heated a lot of it out and am going to live with the rest. Had 1 1/2" reflex. Heat treated the belly at floor tiller, and again before final tillering. After a hundred arrows it has half an inch of follow right after unstrung and about 3/4" reflex an hour after unstrung. I hope it stays this way. Tiller was a challenge for me with the twist and side bow, but I have it somewhat decent. I don't know how much of a finish job I will do on this one, probably just some dark stain or dye and a piece of leather on the small handle. I'll try to post pics when I have a semi finish job done if I can figure out a way other than photobucket.
