Thanks you all for the nice comments!! Dan is fishing now so I can't give it to him until next week.
Hi Cliff. The strips are walnut. I originally made a 7/8" wide hand hole but I thought that might be too tight for a bigger hand so I cupped a radius on top of the holes. I think that looks better anyway and used it on the next board.
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day