Parnell, I like the 3" handle. I'm not sure that I'll make any bows with a 4" handle. The issue I had, was the sight window was a bit small with the bulbous handle design. While shaping the bulb I moved it down about 1/4 of an inch. Next time I will plan for the center of bulbous section to be a 1/4 lower. That way I can keep a bit bigger and rounder. But, by using the rawhide it ended up making up for the lost wood.
Jawge, Pappy thanks for you kind words.