[jimbo]

I bought this at a surplus store for 2.00 do you guys think it would work for grips. I didn,t think you could get cork this thick,maybe its ground up and glued together what do you think.


jim

[bemidjibasser]

In my experience, you can use whatever you want for grip material as long as it is prepared correctly and properly adhered to the blank.
TL

[MTfishingrods]

I dont see any reason it cant be used. I am not sure what the quality of the cork would be or how you would break it down. Maybe a 1 1/4 hole saw or something? I see Mudhole has a clamp for sqaring up cork rings. It may be worth looking at to buy or maybe even make one your self if thats the way your going to go.

[nova]

Are you sure that's cork? That exposed part looks more like foam.

www.novalures.com

[jimbo]

I,m pretty sure it,s cork ,has a woody texture but no weight to it and is pretty firm when cutting. If it,s some kind of foam and it could well be someone went to alot of trouble to color it. The most experience i,ve had with cork and tools involved a screw driver and a bottle Should be able to get 4 pieces 1 1/2 dia by 3 1/2 long out of this one. I,ll try a hole saw on it and see what happens. I just thought if it was cork it would save glueing a bunch of 1/4 pieces together and since i only bought the one i,d go back and buy them out at 1.99 apiece ya just can,t lose. Thanks

Jim