: Have the Night Heron fiberglassed...but not put together.
: am getting ready to drill holes at bow/stern for hand loops.
: this project is kinda artsy so I'm looking for a NICE look for
: these handholds.
: Not looking forward to drilling holes in my kayak...but think the
: hand loops will prove invaluable...support and handling and
: hanging.
: Anyone have an idea for a "Sweet" look for those ropes?
: Not thinking pragmatically useful here...but...something that
: matches my deck of Padouk, Brazilian Teak, Walnut, Yellow Canary
: and Wenge. The rope I have is 1/4" black nylon.

Perhaps carve some nice wooden handles to run your line through. Also, line running through copper tubes (embedded in the boat) looks nice, too.

Here's a pic that shows the handles I made for an old boat of mine. You could make yours as fancy as you like....