Cork Wraps

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Does anyone have experience with cork wraps?
How do they compare to leather or linen?
Where can you get them done?

Thanks for any info!
 
I won't play with anything else if I have a choice. Jack is putting one on my cue right now. Cannot wait to get it back.
You won't find a nicer gentleman that Jack & he does a great job too!!
 
hmm never seen that before, i fly fish and i love my cork handled rods, no other way to go.
Id like to try one they would be nice if your hand is sweating. I know a guy who plays with a cue that has really old duck tape as a wrap, its down to the white mesh.
 
Guido Orlandi put one on a cue of mine that was great. Loved the feel and you could not find a seam! He did several for a guy I knew and came up with some colors that really matched up nice with the cues. Unfortunately I don't have contact info for him anymore.
 
charlieb said:
Guido Orlandi put one on a cue of mine that was great. Loved the feel and you could not find a seam! He did several for a guy I knew and came up with some colors that really matched up nice with the cues. Unfortunately I don't have contact info for him anymore.
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Guido's cork wraps are the nuts imho... I really regret not buying the cue he offered to me a few years back.:(

-Andy
 
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charlieb said:
Guido Orlandi put one on a cue of mine that was great. Loved the feel and you could not find a seam! He did several for a guy I knew and came up with some colors that really matched up nice with the cues. Unfortunately I don't have contact info for him anymore.
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Maybe that is easily achievable due to the nature of the material?

If you look at the cue gallery at Ratcue cork wrap. He too is able to install a good cork wrap with invisible seam.

I wonder if people put some kind of finish over cork wrap like wax maybe to preserve it? Cus the PFD cork wrap i saw was definitely shiny like polished.
 
I recently jumped on an opportunity to pick up a Russ Espiritu cue for a good price. That thing has a cork wrap on it. I'd never seen one before - it really threw me for a second. I felt it... I looked at it... "WTF?" went through my head for a second... then "...CORK?"

That said, it does feel nice. I've gotten where I dislike the typical linen wrap. My current and previous playing cues both have/had leather wraps, which I like. And the cork wrap feels much like that, but just a bit grippier.
 
I wonder if people put some kind of finish over cork wrap like wax maybe to preserve it? Cus the PFD cork wrap i saw was definitely shiny like polished.[/QUOTE]

I don't use cork wrap, but make a series of cork rings. handle length dictates number of rings, usually about 72 to 90.
For people that like to wear alot of jewlery while playing, I put an epoxy coating over the cork, otherwise the jewlery will just tear it up. It still has a soft feel and the expoy just helps it from wearing.Also keeps the bar smoke out of the cork.
I like the look of burl cork and chunk cork. Some like the tradional wine cork look.
Neil
 
Thanks for the info

Thanks for the info. guys!

I am looking at regripping my purple heart PJ cue. Cork sounds interesting, but I would only do it if I can get a black grip.
 
Probably stupid questions, but

1) Wouldn't cork get damaged/dinged pretty easily?
2) If your hand gets sweaty, wouldn't it begin to stink after a while?
 
MBTaylor said:
Probably stupid questions, but

1) Wouldn't cork get damaged/dinged pretty easily?
2) If your hand gets sweaty, wouldn't it begin to stink after a while?
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As to point 1, that is what I thought too. If you look at the other thread I linked to, you'll see I asked that question there and the emphatic answer was it would be no more susceptable than leather or linen.

As to point 2, I would think any worse than leather or linen. If the sweat can sink into cork, it can sink into linen and leather.
 
MBTaylor said:
Probably stupid questions, but

1) Wouldn't cork get damaged/dinged pretty easily?
2) If your hand gets sweaty, wouldn't it begin to stink after a while?
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I read somewhere on the forum that you can clean it with the Magic Eraser pads if it gets dirty.
 
MBTaylor said:
Probably stupid questions, but

1) Wouldn't cork get damaged/dinged pretty easily?
2) If your hand gets sweaty, wouldn't it begin to stink after a while?
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That is why I put an epoxy coating on it. With a fishing rod, just get the whole thing wet and clean it in the lake or shower at home. You don't want to get a cue all wet though.I use a soft epoxy not a rigid one. Then it still feels soft.
Neil
 
conetip said:
That is why I put an epoxy coating on it. With a fishing rod, just get the whole thing wet and clean it in the lake or shower at home. You don't want to get a cue all wet though.I use a soft epoxy not a rigid one. Then it still feels soft.
Neil
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That doesn't make sense to me, but I may be missing something. Here is my reasoning. The reason you'd get a cork wrap is for the comfortable feeling of the cork in your hand. When you put a coating on it, isn't that feel being lost?
 
Cork wraps are great if your hands sweat when you play, they feel soft and never feel sticky. 3 of my Tim Padgetts all have cork wrap on them and all were put on very well, as you cannot see the seams on any of them. They start off a light brown but age and dirty a little to a dark brown. I found it best to leave them unfinished in any way as they will naturally age and have their own finish. If the wrap gets damaged you simply take a little wood glue and lightly spread it over the damaged part then put on a layer of cork dust. To clean the wrap I usually just take a soft dish sponge with dish soap and scrub the wrap clean which does a great job in making it look relatively new again.
 
I purchased a Dave ALBRECHT with a cork wrap and love it...


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