Added hand holds work well as far as lifting goes, but be really sure that they are attached well. I have bought some used equipment with hand holds and have removed them because of the previous experience of having them come loose while trying to lift a full super of honey. Those that I had difficulty removing usually had five 1 1/4" nails from the outside and five from the inside. The fact that they project from the box is not a problem as long as one uses a telescoping cover - the cover projects just as far. Jerry in PA _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]