Just curious: when making cork paste to fill the voids and cracks in cork grips, what do you mix with the cork dust? Epoxy? Wood glue? Something else?
I have always used epoxy, but I'm wondering if others get good results with a different bonding agent.

Duco cement and cork dust was a long time favorite. Many guys have since switched to standard wood putty in a color that closely matches their cork.

Keep in mind that cork dirties a bit faster and easier than does the putty. You may end up with a better match by going a little darker on the putty than the color of new, unfished, cork.

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Elmer's wood filler fits my needs. It comes in many colors and shades. If you use it and want to match the cork shad, I would recommend using a cork seal to protect the color match

Good Wraps Bob

I have found that Elmers wood putty in Golden Oak matches new cork better than any other color.

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

Jay is correct on Honey Oak., The Elmer's comes in many colors so you are able to make your own shade of color you need

Good Wraps Bob

The posts on Elmers filler are right on. One of the nice things about this filler, is that it is very easy to work with.
It shapes nicely, and has the right consistency to machine at the same rate as cork. I



If you use wood glue or epoxy to mix with cork dust, the compound is going to be harder than standard cork and will be tough to machine nicely.
If you do use cork dust, the use of Duco cement, Sig Ment or the use of the cellulouse model air plane cement glues has the right hardness to machine nicely.

Good luck
Roger

Another user of the Elmers wood filler product here.

it is fantastic to work with, cheap as dirt, and available in many haardware stores. It is easy to spot due to its blaze orange tube. I keep a tube of the "natural" color and a tube of the "golden oak" around due to the different cork colors. If you do not use the elmers product, make sure the product you use is rated for exterior use.

I like to clean most of the black stuff out of the pits with the tip of an exacto knife to ensure a good bond.