Cork with opposite grain

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Posted by: Steven Garvey (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)

Date: March 16, 2011 08:21PM

A friend gave me a bag of cork bottle tops from chemicals used at his work.
Right away I noticed the grain was opposite that of regular cork rings.
The "holes" face outward.
So I glued a few of the 11/2" long tops together and turned them on my lathe.
Once finished the grip had kind of a unique look with the holes on the outside vs. top / bottom.
It didn't require as muck filler as you might expect.

Has anyone tried something like these before?
Would I have to worry about water aborbing into the cork with the open grain facing this way?
Should I seal the cork? Normally I do not seal.
Just looking for your comments, thanks.

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