I attended the 2009 Custom Rod Expo and was lucky enough to see Tom K. giving a sminar on some useful tricks used by the pro's. I saw him aplying some super glue out of a large squeeze bottle onto the cork handdle while it was on a rod laith. Then he spun the handle and sanded the cork which put a nice hole fee finish on the cork. My question is for you Tom> I'm sure you told us but I forgot! What grade of sandpaper did you use for this and did you use more than one grade? Also were there any other tips involved in this cool trick??
PS> Sorry I missed the 2010 Expo, I had some dadgum eye surgery instead! Hope to see you next year!!

Snooker Pete

I think you have me mixed up with somebody else. I don't remember giving such a demo and have never used superglue on cork. Not saying that it can't be done, just that I haven't done it.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/08/2010 10:02PM by Tom Kirkman.

Pete

Try doing a search to find out. My understanding is it is to hard and maybe brittle to coat cork

Bill - willierods.com

I've done it, You're not actually leaving any on the cork it all sands off except what mixes with the cork dust and gets pushed into the holes and cracks and becomes a filler and is sanded smooth all in the same application. I used a water proof ca glue so it held up real well too. You can burn through a few dollars worth of the glue pretty quick though, there are a lot less expensive fillers

I've done it also. After applying Super Glue, I immediately start sanding, using mesh (screen) sander, like that used for dry wall sanding. This sands the cork without clogging the mesh sander, as would regular sandpaper. This action fills the cork holes with cork dust mixed with superglue. When all of the holes are filled with cork dust & super glue, I quickly wipe all residue off of the handle. I then let dry overnight. Then I re-sand the cork, starting with 200 grit sandpaper, followed by several diminishing grits of sandpaper, finishing up with 600 to 800 grit.

Then, with the rod turning at about 800 to 1000 RPM, I polish the cork handle with a piece of nylon pantyhose. Although the holes that are filled with superglue and cork are slightly darker than the original cork, It still turns out beautiful! As a matter of fact, I prefer cork handles with filled holes. They are more esthetic looking to me, compared to the bland and sterile look of a perfect cork handle without holes!


Rena



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/09/2010 04:19PM by Rena Hall.

Well I'm sorry Tom! I was heavily medicated at the Expo as I had henia surgery the day before I got on the plane to fly up there! So maybe I was just dreaming it was you when actually it was someone else. But I think I know what I saw and after reading Bill & Rena's posts I guess I didn't just dream it up! What you wrote Rena is kinda what I remembered and the handle came out great when he (who ever he was) was finished!! Thanks Bill and thanks Rena!!! I'm gonna try what you said and see how it works!

Snooker Pete

There are various viscosities of superglue for wood finishing also.
Pick one of the thicker versions as it's working time is extended.

i.e. Special T

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Regards
Dave

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