I did a little searching, and find Elmer's wood filler paste as the most returned answer.

Does the board have preferences or suggestions? I searched the board without success, perhaps chose the wrong words.

Many thanks-

I used a different brand I got from my neighbour after trying Gorilla Indoor/Outdoor wood glue. The Gorilla glue dried really tough and I had to use little hobby files to wear it down first that took forever and popped a bunch of the filler out. I redid with the old glue and it filed off easy then I finished the sanding ending with 360grit and coating with U-40 cork sealant.

The Elmer's you want has a blue label not the orange one which is too water soluble. That's the kind that comes with the cork cutting jig set from Mudhole.

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I'm using Titebond II...mixed in with a cork saw dust.

Elmer’s exterior grade wood filler in golden oak is a very popular cork filler. However, It seems that finding the exterior grade is getting more difficult, at least for me. Minwax exterior wood filler in golden oak is also very good. You just pack the filler into the cork voids, let dry and then sand smooth. I will then coat the cork with U40 cork seal, it helps lock the filler in place. You can make your own cork filler paste by mixing cork dust with exterior grade wood glue, like Elmer’s or Titebond, or even epoxy. This paste is then packed into the cork voids and when dry sanded smooth. It should be noted that this wood glue or epoxy cork paste, will require a little more sanding since it slightly darkens the cork.
Norm

Thanks!

Miracle wood seems to match the best for me, but still not perfect.

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Sand some cork. Get the filings and mix with glue and make a paste. Works good

Bob,
In addition, if using cork sanding's to fill cork pits - choose your glue carefully.
Relatively speaking cork is soft - compared to many things.

As a result, you would like your filler to have essentially the same level of hardness as is the material that you are filling.

If you don't have this match between material and filler - you end up with a poor job of filling the cork.

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In prior activities I did a lot of work with balsa wood. Balsa wood is very light, but generally speaking is also very soft. As a result, I learned early on that Model Airplane Cement is a pretty good match for the use with soft balsa wood.

The same can be said of cork.

If you do decide to use cork sanding's to fill cork - use a compatible glue like Model Airplane cement - Ambroid, Sig, Duco house hold cement or similar. Note: One characteristic of this glue is that it has a pretty sort working time before it begins to harden.
So, if you do decide to fill with cork sanding's and use a Model Airplane cement - work quickly and in small batches.

I would suggest that you NOT use any form of epoxy, or any form of normal carpenter's wood glue, like Titebond III or similar. This sort of glue is a wonderful glue, but it sets up much much harder than cork. Then, when one goes to sand the finished grip - one ends up with hard spots and high and low spots in the grip due to the difference in hardness between the cork and the glue being used in the filler.

So, if you do wish to use cork sanding's - do some testing on work ability of the filled cork using the cement of your choice before ever committing to the use of that particular cement on a finished product.

Best wishes.

I use Tilebond or Elmer’s wood glue

I carefully wipe off excess exterior wood glue and cork dust fillers with a damp paper towel when it is partially dry. Wiping when too wet pulls out the material more easily. If I can get it just right, I can nearly burnish the filler into the holes without removing it while leaving minimal residue. (Have also used my dampened finger - wipe off finger on damp sponge or paper towel.) Getting the excess filler off reduces the amount of sanding as the dried wood glue and dust is harder than the surrounding cork. As many others have said, treat with U40 cork sealer when all the sanding is done. I'm sure you could do the same with the pre-made wood fillers.

The Elmer's exterior wood filler paste in Golden Oak is hard to beat. I just use a spatula to force it into the voids. I've even thinned the wood filler paste with a little water and smeared it all over cork that had a lot of voids. After sanding it looked like high end cork. It's easy to sand, and doesn't change color when U40 cork sealer is applied (which I highly recommend). I used to use Roddancer Pit Paste, but had problems with the filler darkening when the Cork Sealer was applied, but not with the Elmer's.

U40 cork sealer appears to be sold out on sites like Mudhole. Where else can they be aquired?

Ryan Edamatsu Wrote:
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> U40 cork sealer appears to be sold out on sites
> like Mudhole. Where else can they be aquired?

You can get it directly from U-40: [u-40.com]