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Andrew Metzger Registered: July 2009 Posts: 56	I love working with sheet foam to make trim accents in cork handles.
	· Date: Tue February 2, 2010 · Views: 1,091 · Filesize: 43.8kb, 129.0kb · Dimensions: 1037 x 778 ·
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Donald Newenhouse

Registered: November 2006
Posts: 57

Tue February 2, 2010 10:48am

Looks real sharp.Like the colors.How do you shape the end cap.By hand??

Andrew Metzger

Registered: July 2009
Posts: 56

Tue February 2, 2010 11:07am

That end cap was an experiment not to be repeated with 1/2" cold rubberized cork rings. I started sanding it, gave up very quickly and went to the straight blade, cutting straight down as close to flush as I could get it. I kept cutting down the same way until I had an octagon and then just trimmed the octagon points off the same way, I still have not finished sanding it down, I had to get some field testing in so I sent it with some friends and it's been passed around a few times. I'll finish that and the thread work on the epoxy ramps after ice season. All my end cap work now is done with the 1/4" hole rubberized discs, turned with the handle. They stay nicely without needing glued, so I will turn it, glue the handle without it, glue it on afterwards and use a 14" plug to finish it.