I have a couple of staves that don't have much meat in the middle so I was planning on glueing handles on them. Am I correct to assume that I want to leave the stave thick out maybe an inch past the fades? 2"? What say you?
The fades are the transition between the working limb and the non-working handle. You want to start tillering the limb at the fades and out the limb.
Leave as much thickness in the handle area as you can so you have more to glue to.
If you glue a couple thin pieces on first to feather into your limbs your handle will be much less likely to pop off.
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