Many of you know that I'm quite weight sensitive. All that cheesecake....:)

Anyways, a while ago I searched for some lightweight burn cork or any cork that's darker than regular cork for accenting. Never did find anything less than double the weight of regular cork.

Anyone know of the lightest weight burnt, speckled or brown color cork?

The heaviest are the stuff that is rubberized. Many times heavier than cork. The lighter stuff seem to be mashed up cork that's been reconstituted with some type of adhesive. Appreciate any help.

Thanks,
Mo

If I remember right Syncork is similar in weight to cork, but has bonding problems on grips not built on the blank itself.

You keep worrying about weight like this and you are going to give yourself a Hart Attack

relax

Bill - willierods.com

Spencer. yes, Syncork is really nothing like cork at all except in name. Adhesion is a challenge.

Bill - loosing weight is good for my heart...:)

Mo

Burnt or speckled cork has to be held together by an adhesive so it naturally going to be heavier the plain cork. Worrying about the slight amount of weight in an accent (most likely in the grip area) seems unproductive!

Over bore the grip and insert a foam arbor in it with just a shell of the cork on the outside!!!!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Mo,
The cork is the same weight. But the heavy part of the other types of glued together cork is the adhesive. Basically, the adhesive is rubber, which is many times heavier than cork.

Roger

Mo,

the weight savings will be very minimal.

i think you should keep pushing the issue.

Who knows what you may come up with

This is how ideas come to life and every little bit helps.

Give Mikes idea a try it should be a little lighter.

Bill

Ohio Rod Builders

Canton, Ohio

If it is going on a butt handle it may just help to balance the rod

Bill - willierods.com

Bill Eshelman Wrote:
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> the weight savings will be very minimal.

It depend of number off ring used.

A standard size Rubberized cork ring can weight 9gr and a cork ring ils less than one grm.

So if you put 3 rubberized cork ring in a grip (instead of 3 cork ring) you end up with a grip heavier by 24gr (near one ounce).
Not as minimal as that.

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[www.emfishing.fr]

Interesting that Mike would bring that up - the next issue of RodMaker tackles that very issue and coring a grip can reduce overall weight by up to 2/3rds of what the un-cored version weighs.

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Mo,
I have to agree with you on this one.
I few years ago, I built up a trolling rod and used all rubberized cork for the handle. . It was a long handle with a long rear grip and also a long fore grip.

What a club, it turned into. Very very very heavy. A couple of years later, I was so upset with the rod that I cut off the handle, and reel seat.
I then just used EVA for both the rear as well as the fore grip. What a difference. It tuned a terribleinto ihto a wonderful rod.

I think that for either rubberized or burled cork, the best use for these rings is for trim only, where you might be using one or two rings for the entire rod. Then, they form a nice accent, with not too much weight gain.

Roger



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use a cork veneer over foam or anything. mar krutz had some really nice cork veneer and i am sure you can get it in burnt

Mr. Mo,

My company produces a model that meets your needs and which is lighter, the ring is natural cork with a special burnt tratment ofcourse isn't so dark like the burl burnt disc but the weight is less than 3gr size 1.1/4 x 1/2 x1/4 hole.

the disc is DECOR model 13.

Joaquim Loureiro
Mar Ktruz Lda