I've made one throwing hawk handle Bill. The one I have now already has a nice handle.
I got it all squared up and then rounded the edges. It's really taking shape now. I used a scraper to remove all the file marks and smooth it out for steam bending in the morning. It feels good in the hand. I hope I don't screw it up trying to straighten it. I put a heavy coat of shellac on it as a temporary finish before the steam. I'm waiting until after I straighten to shape the head end. I want to make sure it makes it before I put in all that work to get a good fit.