do burnt cork sand like regular cork? what kind of glue to put the rings togather with? i havent glued one up in years i think i used wood glue but there probly is a better glue now thanks

Burnt cork sands close to regular cork. It's when you get into the rubberized stuff that you have major differences in shaping. As far as glue up... I use Titebond 3, others use paste epoxy.

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It is more dense then regular cork and harder to sand

I use rod bond ( very light coat ) Don't need much

Bill - willierods.com

I too use epoxy to bond burnt and cork.
Burnt is harder but easy to turn (nearly as easy as pure cork).

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Mike,
When you use Burned cork along with conventional cork be sure to use a backing board on your sand paper.
Burned cork is considerably more dense and sands a bit harder than conventional cork. If you do not use a backing board with the sand paper, you are likely to end up with ridges and valleys on the grip due to the different densities of the cork.

But with the backing board on the sand paper, it is a none issue.

As others has pointed out, the rubberized cork is even harder and tougher to sand, so again, very important to use a backing board when different materials are used in the same grip to avoid ridges and valleys on the grip.

Be safe

In my experience, the burnt cork is pretty close to regular cork but a little more dense.
Next dense is the mixed burnt (light burl mixed with burnt cork)
Next dense is rubberized cork. The more rubber (darker color) the more dense and harder it is to sand. Watch your transition points when matching up to regular cork and sand with a backing on those areas. I'll often cut the rubberized cork slightly lower (with a skew chisel) than the natural cork next to it and sand level. This seems to turn out the best.

Terry