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Re: The best way to replace tenon corks?

Author: m1964
Date: 2019-03-15 06:46

shmuelyosef wrote:

> I sand my bevel with an emery board (the type for nails with a
> coarse side and a fine side). I square it to the edge of my
> cutting board and sand a shallow bevel...about 25-30 degrees,
> finishing with the fine grit. This takes 30-60 seconds, so I
> don't really see the need (or finger risk) for a power tool.
> With practice you can get nearly a knife edge that provides a
> non-abrupt transition when you wrap over it. I have never known
> one to fail at the joint. After gluing, I 'roll' the tenon over
> the the same cutting pad to seat the glue. I use thinned
> Weldwood contact cement.

Thanks to everyone who replied to my post.

I am going to try steaming the cork first.

In case it does not help much, I just bought a small bottle of Weldwood cement at Lowes and will replace it.

I would not even think twice about replacing this tenon cork if it did not look so nice...but it does not hold the bell.

Thanks again to everyone.

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