colored cork handles?

Discussion in 'Rod Building' started by bhudda, Jun 30, 2004.

  1. bhudda heffe'

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    can you dye the cork handle at all. i have a nice blue blank and i would like to darken up the cork a bit with either a blue black or really dark color stain. any suggestions are much appreciated. thank you in advance- bhudda
  2. Rob Blomquist Formerly Tight Loops

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    Check rodbuilding.org. There have been alot of discussions of this in the past, but I am not sure of the details.

    Rob
  3. windtickler Member

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    Thought at all about a solid wood handle? You can finish these with a dye to about any color you want.