The thing about the fit is, if it gets loose, just lightly sand the epoxy, spread on another coat and put the bow together until the epoxy cures. I shot the bow with no epoxy in the second end, just a good push fit, and it was fine. I don't expect any problems from the handle.
This is my fourth or fifth handle using this method and they all still work fine. I have also made some with screw-together joints with the roots epoxied in. Some have let go to the point that they can be rotated in the steel, but they have not gotten floppy and I just pinned the root to stop the rotation.
Over all, these are so-o-o-o-o-o much easier than a glue splice that I can't imagine ever doing one of those again--unless the grid collapses and we can't get any supplies and . . .
