With inspiration from Josh J, I decided to make some cork grips for one of my 11″ (of teeth) SUL saws. Pretty simple. Just epoxied some chunks of cork boards to the sides of the grip and shaped with a 1/2″ hand-held belt sander and Dremel, then sprayed with Plasti-Dip. Was surprised by how long it took to sand and shape – almost an hour, and it takes a VERY delicate touch not to sand too deeply too fast. Finished of with an emery board for final shaping. Pleased with the shape and feeling of the grip, and with the weight too – only 0.4 oz heavier than with 1/16″ basswood on each side.
Cutting the cork:

Cork glued and trimmed, ready for shaping:

Shaping tools:

Right side shaped:

Finito!


