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I’m confused. if the default handle in page.xml defines the default page layout. How come when you first install magento. Its set as 3 column layout but the front page is a 2 column
Hmmm… not so sure… If you install Magento from scratch with the default template, the home page is a 3 column layout :
http://demo.magentocommerce.com/
Anyway, if you see a template that has a 2 column layout whereas the default layout of catalog.xml is a 3 column it certainly means that there is a custom layout in the CMS page of the home page.
In the backend, see CMS > Pages > Home. Then on the “Design” tab, you may find that the “Layout” dropdown is set to “2 column with […] bar”. Setting it to “3 columns” would do the trick.
To put it theoretically : xml layout files are used for generic layout for each area/module of the site (catalog, customer, checkout, search…) but can be overwritten on a per-page basis thanks to the Custom Layout feature that you will find in CMS Pages, Categories and Products edition pages.