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Offline sailordad

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Re: very narrow bow?
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2009, 09:55:04 pm »
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 always wanted a harley,untill it became the "thing to ride"
i ride because i love to,not to be part of the crowd

Offline NTD

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Re: very narrow bow?
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2009, 10:07:06 pm »
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. 
Nate Danforth