Years ago I bought some closeout grips that consisted of regular cork bits that were glued together (not burl). What is that stuff called and is it available today?

Chuck,
Grips
1. regular cork - composed of unbroken pieces of bark from cork trees, cut into tings and glued together to form rings.
2. broken bits of cork glued together and turned to form handles - burled cork.
3. ground up cork into tiny even particles and glued into a material and grips are formed - rubberized cork.

This is also the order of weight. i.e. regular cork is lightest, burled cork next, and rubberized cork heaviest.


The reason for the weight difference is the increasing amount of adhesive to hold the cork particles or pieces together.

Take care
Roger

Roger - it's like bulletin board cork. It came in 1" grip style with a 1/4" hole. It's not burl. I know some guys are using bulletin board cork and flooring cork and a hole saw. I was just wondering if this stuff was still available as a one piece grip. It is almost as light as normal cork rings.

Thanks

You can cut the board cork and glue it together and get a better cork handle then the cork we get

Bill - willierods.com

Buy a yoga block and cut to size then turn on your lathe

Phil
That looks like some nice cork. No pits to fill, I hope
Thanks

Bill - willierods.com

Chuck,
After rereading your post, I realized that I have some cork and some handles made of the exact material of which you speak.

Although quite uniform, I found after making a couple of handles from the cork, it was really not the best product. I had found that it seemed to chip out much more easily than conventional, burled or rubberized cork.
As a result, I stopped using the product - even though it makes a very very uniform handle with virtually no pits.

I suspect that in my case, the issue is likely the adhesive that was used to glue the cork together to form the product. After all, cork is cork, is cork. The only other variable is the adhesive.

I think that if you picked up a product that used a better adhesive, that great pit free handles could be made.

Take care
Roger