cork/ wood filler

[ewalsh24]

What have you folks found to be the best filler for your cork rod handles?

[Imavol]

Elmer's Wood Filler

[cadman]

This has always worked for me. Apply lightly, fill all holes and lightly sand. Then seal. I use the golden oak color.

[ewalsh24]

Thank you fellas, I will use the Elmer's and see how it goes!

[JJohnSind]

I use the Elmers too, but Golden Oak rarely matches my cork. I get that and another one of a lighter shade (I’m pretty sure lighter) and mix the two until I get a closer match. I tried the cork dust and wood glue mix but it’s never wet enough to stick (if it is, there’s too much glue content).

[cadman]

I use the Elmers too, but Golden Oak rarely matches my cork. I get that and another one of a lighter shade (I’m pretty sure lighter) and mix the two until I get a closer match. I tried the cork dust and wood glue mix but it’s never wet enough to stick (if it is, there’s too much glue content).

What other color do you mix with the Golden Oak?

[thelastcoco]

I haven't personally used it, but a rod component company out of Japan (Justace) makes a cork filler paste that I've heard good things about. I'll be ordering some soon to fill voids on a couple of handles I recently built. Voodoorods.com is also awesome to do business with and usually ships same day:

https://voodoorods.com/products/just...k-repair-putty

[dragon1]

FWIW, it's crazy that Evergreen's top shelf rods with cork has so many pits and marks...I suppose that's a design/look that they want per their design team?

[JJohnSind]

What other color do you mix with the Golden Oak?

I mix Golden Oak with Natural. Natural is lighter, Golden Oak has been too dark for most of my corks (corks get sun bleached over time too).