Making Cork Grips for a Fishing Rod. Crafting your own cork handles is almost as rewarding as any step in the custom rod building process. It’s not too complicated and can yield a classic, or modern look depending on what cork rings you choose. For this grip we used 1 Spotted Rubber Cork Ring on the ends with AAAA Cork Rings for the majority of each grip. To glue the rings we used ProPaste and to keep them together we used the CRB Deluxe Handle Clamp on a CRB Steel Turning Mandrel with Mandrel W

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