my rod building tools are almost complete before i can start practice wrapping on old rod ... and otherthinngs i'm to looking for a cork and eva foregrip that i can shape up as egg oval and what kind sanding should i get ? and if i want to shape up my cork or eva do i need to get a block and lathe it or just sand and i couldnt find a 2 or 3 inch diameter eva or cork that i can make my own foregrip with my idea of shape as egg oval ? any idea ??
Josh

Drywall sanding screen works well, as do the rasps that are sold in the cosmetics sections of drug stores and "dollar" stores (Pedi Egg is one brand, but there are others that cost around $2.00. They are used on foot callouses.
Finish with sandpapers (I finish EVA with 1600 grit, after going through 120, 220, 400, 600, 1200. Probably overkill.

Josh,
I have used drywall sanding screen, but it is not my material of preference.


When I shape grips - if there is exposed glue as when you glue cork rings together, I will start with a Stanley Surform planer. This will qickly cut through the glue lines and get down to the cork. Then, I switch to progressivly finer grades of sandpaper.
I will start with either 60 or 80 grit, then go to 100, 120,150, 180, 220, 240, 320, and 400.
Once in a while I will go to 600, but generally I stop at 400.

By starting coarse, the work goes very quickly and with the bulk of the rough work done by the time that you get to the finer grits, the finer grits don't clog, and do the finish work that is needed.

I do all of the work on the lathe.

If you need to do an oval grip, then you will need to rough it down to the largest diameter of the oval, and then do the sides of the oval by hand, using sanding blocks, and progressivly finer grits of paper.

Take care

Roger