How do you make or where do you get burnt cork for cork inlays?

They dont make it anymore.. Thanks Davesrods

Try Anglers WorkShop or Clemens Tackle. Anglers has a good selection. Try the sponce board to the left.
Good luck Bob

I don't believe you can buy burnt cork rings any longer. If you can find some old burnt cork grips, you can cut them into trim rings and inlay from there. I managed to find a handful of burnt cork foregrips in an old fishing tackle shop a few years ago. They had some rod building equipment gathering dust and that's where I ran accross them. Always peek in these old shops to see what they might have lying around. I've found some real neat stuff that came in awful handy in the old shops.

I've tried "flaming" cork. The results are good, but haven't actually put them on a rod before. Use an alcohol lamp (bored one day with nothing to do, so thought I would try). I may try this on a personal rod I getting ready to build. The problem lies in that the burnt coloration is only "skin-deep", so one would almost have to do it once the grip was turned to exactly where you want it. Then flame it, and seal it. I am looking for some kind of material to "mask" off the surrounding cork to prevent it from getting burnt. I am also playing with the idea of making a "burl" look to the entire grip by passing over a flame and getting the varigated patterns. I will let everyone know if I come up with anything. I know this doesn't provide an answer for inlays, but might spark other ideas.
Elrod

Try using brown customgrip II. It cuts easy & can be glued to regular cork with contact cement