Bow wood choices???

[dylanholderman]

bjrogg what i sent was the honeysuckle.
when you do try it out i think that you'll like it just read up on how to work with a high crowned stave

[SLIMBOB]

I've never made an HHB bow.  It doesn't grow around here.  I did get an HHB bow in the PA Bow trade a few years back, made by Greg B.  Excellent bow, both in the woods qualities and the the construction.  So I am a fan of it if you can get it.  Hackberry here grows from the cracks in the sidewalk, along nearly every fence line and bar ditch and waste area.  I tried it years ago, before heat treating was a thing, for me anyway.  It was junk before it got to full draw due to the excessive set it took.  Toasting the belly changes the equation entirely.

[Jakesnyder]

Does anyone have any staves they would like to barter?

[Wally44]

I just made my first bow out of hackberry n have bad string follow guess I should toast it

[SLIMBOB]

Straighten it out or even add some reflex.  Toast the bally from handle to tip while in that position.  My opinion is that some damage has been done, so better to toast it before it takes that set, but you can improve upon it non the less.  Heat gun is the way to go, but other types of heat sources will work in a pinch.

[Wally44]

Alright I'll try it sometime thanks

[Wally44]

I toasted my bow the string follow went from 4 3/4 to 2.5u guess it remains to be seen if itll pull out again thanks fr the help

[SLIMBOB]

I think you will see a lasting difference.   Its better to temper before the set occurs, but you should get a kick up in the draw weight.  Let us know how it works.