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.