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I'm getting set to build some hive bodies and some nuc/swarm trap boxes (first run at building them myself) and I am wondering about the handles. All my store bought boxes have hand holds cut into the box, but I have seen several boxes that have what appears to be a 1" or 3/4" cleat maybe glued/nailed to sides as a hand hold. Is there a name for this style handle? While I guess I could tilt and raise a spinning dado blade on the table saw into the box side or use a plunge router to cut a hand hold, it seems a cleat style would be so much easier to build. The plans I got from this site use a cleat as well. Is there some drawback to this style handhold? Why do store bought hives have cut in handles if cleats are "better"? Something I should or should not do to make it work? thanks for the help, Mike.