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Re: Thickness of Replacement Cork

Author: Matt74
Date: 2021-05-25 03:29

I think the Behn ones are rubber o rings.

I always bevel the cork edges well before mounting, but most of it gets sanded off.

I've tried making it thicker in the center than the edges, with a hump, but I've never managed it. I think you need a lathe (or A LOT of patience). I want to design a machine sander to sand corks to fit those wavy Buffet tenons.

I've tried measuring for thickness. My painter boss used to comment about crown trim, that "It was too long, so I took off a little, and it was still too long, so took off more, but it was STILL too long, and then I cut off a tiny sliver, and now it's way too short". His measurements were something like "12' 5 3/4" - SHORT", or "16' 2 3/8" - LONG". LOL That's how I feel about cork. I try to economize by using a thinner piece, and then find it's too small, so I have to re-do it.

- Matthew Simington

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