very narrow bow?

[sailordad]

why does everyone think ya need to back a board bow
i have made several without backing them.
grain is of utmost importance for a board bow in the first place
if one is picky enough,ya can find the right board and wont need to back it.
i would post pics of a few of them
but being the dumb ass that i can be i never back up my computer and lost over 1000 pics when my hard drive crashed

[NTD]

why does everyone think ya need to back a board bow
i have made several without backing them.
grain is of utmost importance for a board bow in the first place
if one is picky enough,ya can find the right board and wont need to back it.
i would post pics of a few of them
but being the dumb ass that i can be i never back up my computer and lost over 1000 pics when my hard drive crashed

I'm with ya and that's why I posted mine.  Some people tell newbs to back so that way they can get a bow in hand quicker.  I on the other hand (being a newbie) feel that failing quickly will result in learning quickly.  I think backing, for newbies, is a bandaid and just covers up poor tiller/grain selection/design etc.