On Oct 7, 8:16 pm, (J T) wrote:
Sun, Oct 7, 2007, 9:55am (EDT-3) (Ferd Farkel) doth
sayeth:
Music stores might be a good bet for sturdy case handles. People don't
like their $2500 guitars hitting the ground.

I did say I preferred to make my own. And, it'll be Hell for
stout, no way do I intend to drop a case on the ground that's got my
custom squirrel rifle in it. So, no I don't think I'll be buying any
handle at all. Unless I totally run out of ideas, and I don't see that
happening anytime soon. If nothing else, I'll fasten a couple of short
chunks of wood on the top of the case, then run a handle of hardwood
across them. I've seen some fancy (at least asking a high price for
them) wood brief cases and such, like that. I think I'll run thru my
thoughts on leather handles first tho.

Your rope idea would be damned near unbreakable if you
used SS aircraft cable.