Bend through handle cork build up question.

[bjrogg]

You can also skive those outside edges prior to glue up. That will eliminate that gap as well.

If I had planed on building up with cork from beginning I wouldn’t have rounded off the wood so much. The gap is pretty small but I think I have a plan to fill it in. And another to avoid it in the future.
Bjrogg

[dratera]

I`ve used 5 min epoxy on a bend through the handle one, no problems

[Hawkdancer]

Nice work, BJ!  Waiting for the finished product.  Btw, I went to tb3 for almost all of my glue projects, since you never know when something will get wet!
Hawkdancer

[AndrewS]

what's about shoo-goo for filling the gaps?

[bjrogg]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I guess this is what I did. I put a bead of super glue in area I wanted to fill. Then I sprinkled the finest cork dust I had on top of it. I then dripped a little more super glue over the dust. After it harden good I filed and sanded it to shape. Then I put a layer of super glue over everything. Let it harden and put tru oil over everything
Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

After a few coats of tru oil I wrapped handle area with masking tape sticky side out. Then I cut it off making a slit from top to bottom on the back side. This became my template.

I stuck my template on my leather and cut around it with my scissors. Then I use a sharp pointy knife tip to make holes. I used blue and red d97 to lace up the black leather. It goes pretty good with the garner skins. Use two  needles and baseball stitch.

I left the tags long for now. Might add something yet not sure.

Bjrogg

[Hawkdancer]

Nice job, I thought those were garter (garden, garner?) skins!
Hawkdancer

[bjrogg]

Yup Jerry all three.lol. I usually relocate them but these two weren’t as fortunate. Figured I might as well give them a knew home.
Bjrogg

[AndrewS]

Nice job.

I think, you also could make a "paste" of glue (barge cement) and the little cork pieces for filling gaps or forming the handle
I will rework a handle of one bow, cause it is to small for my hands. I 'll report.

[Stick Bender]

I like your wrap on that one BJ nice looking bow , I made this one a while back I used real thin cork & the thin almost water type CA built up lams and it sanded & shaped almost like glass very smooth !

[JohnL]

+1 on what Pearly said.

     I do all my cork build-ups exactly the same way.  The only difference is I use the 1/8" sheet cork, instead of 1/4"; sometimes doubled-up on the belly side.  I would add one more detail, and that is, to always make sure that your strokes with the file and/or coarse sanding block are made in the direction towards the glue joint, and not up and away from it.  This prevents the cork from chipping and tearing out.

–John