I'm looking for some help repairing the cork handle on my fly rod. Some fool, (me), used it for a hook keeper in the heat of battle. I don't want to remove the handle. Is there a concoction I can make to fill the
gouged cork. If you help me fix it I promise not to do it agin :) Thanks,
Dave

well how bad did u set the hook ....ha ha ha ..... if you have some cork shavings get your self some tite bond wood glue mix your self a paste like mixture with a litte of both and fill in then resand VERY lightly with a very fine grit paper i.e. 400-600 after you reshape to your likeing use some trondax u-40 and seal it up ....hope this helps thight wraps ....John T Burford aka Tightline Rod's

Dave....I have had pretty good luck mixing cork dust with Rod Bond. After it is about the consistency of peanut butter, I add a little "Artist White" tint (available at Hobby Lobby or art store) until it matches the color of the cork. The Cork Dust and Rod Bond mixture alone will be to dark. I apply it with a spatula, place wax paper over the repair and wrap thread over the wax paper until it sets up. I then come back and sand it dowm to match the surounding surface level. I have used this for pretty big chucks missing and it works pretty good.

Good Luck
Steve S.

John B. and Steve S: Thanks for the information. I'm on my way to gather the materials to fix the gouge; actually gouges, I have a couple others that can use a little work. Dave

Did you finish ? How does it look now?

Solana, as a mater of fact, I did two repairs last night. I used John's idea on one and Steve's on the other. Both worked VERY well.
Now I'm wrapping some hook keepers :) Dave