I just built up another fly rod and used black rubber/fiber sheet to add thin black accent rings. It went ok but there has to be something out there better for this. The problem is once glued up they become harder to sand than the adjacent cork rings and therefor stand out above the cork and need special attention to make look somewhat ok. I have used thin black plastic from DVD cases and ha
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I am looking for a source for a very thin black cork material to use in cork handles as a thin trim accent. I have tried black plastic from dvd cases but find it harder than the cork and have tendency to stand out from the cork. I have also had the same problem with thin eva material. I think a black cork gasket material would work great but do not know where to find. Thanks Mike
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I am building up a spey rod and want to add some very thin trim rings to add some accent to the cork handles. Probably black. what do you recommend to use and where to get? Thanks
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