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Champagne Corks
Posted by:
Fred Crum
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Date: October 14, 2005 04:23PM
Has anyone ever tried using champagne corks instead of traditional butt caps? I've seen several with interesting designs and thought it would be a bit different. I'm talking about salmon/steelhead and lighter rods only, used for throwing artificals, so the rod would never be placed in a holder or on the ground as in bait fishing. Just woundering if they would hold up at least as well as regular cork. So what do you all think??? Fred Crum Dixon, Ca. Re: Champagne Corks
Posted by:
Joe Douglas
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Date: October 14, 2005 05:02PM
I have used them before to make butt caps and small fighting butts on light rods. I have one of those tiny lathes to turn them on and they do turn out pretty nice with some practice. Hey, cork is cork for the small jobs and I get to drink the champagne which is a bonus. The more practice the better. Joe Douglas Re: Champagne Corks
Posted by:
Gerry Rhoades
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Date: October 14, 2005 05:06PM
Do a search on champagne and wine corks. This has been discussed many times. Re: Champagne Corks
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: October 14, 2005 05:45PM
Fred stick them in the microwave for about 10 mins in a bowl of water, this will make the compressed section expand nearly back to its orginal size. Re: Champagne Corks
Posted by:
Fred Crum
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Date: October 15, 2005 03:47AM
Joe, thanks for the feedback. And I agree, nice bonus. Just wish they used more cork in scotch bottles!!! Or maybe one could acquire an old barrel used to age the good stuff and turn a handel or two!!!
LOL!!! Gerry, always a good reminder, thanks. Myles, thanks for the tip! I noticed it doing the serch, but appreicate the reminder! Fred Crum Dixon, Ca. Re: Champagne Corks
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: October 15, 2005 09:26AM
You can also make colored rings with tinted epoxy and cork dust ? Re: Champagne Corks
Posted by:
Adolfito Rosas
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Date: October 15, 2005 10:33AM
Yes, I did. I went to a restaurant and asked a friend who used to work there to save some of the hi-Q corks for me. This was back in 2001.
First I was planing on using them for light weight fighting butts. It worked, just that. Then I used them to make fly rod handles, and to repair flaws in old handles (from dust), which resulted to be the best use I found for these "bottle stoppers". Last year I went to see if I could collect more, but the quality of the cork had dropped down so far that I refused to use that "cork". Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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