Long story short I built two rods for some guys at work. One of them i did a penny inlay in the cork butt and the other one i put a rubber plug in. Of course the guy i just used the rubber plug saw the other rod and asked if i could add a penny inlay to his. So i agreed but now i have to figure out how to accomplish this since when built his I left the blank flush with the butt cap. Am wondering if anyone has any suggestions to accomplish this easily.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/2016 12:55PM by Travis Payne.

My first thought is to cut the plug flush which will expose the cork and and blank. So i need to putt a recess in for the penny so i was thinking of using dremmel but since the cork and the end of rod blank are flush i will have to grind the end of blank as well as the cork. Would that be doable with out hurt the blank?

Why not inlet a 1/4" rubberized disc and add that to the squared off butt? Use a dremel to shape after glued on

If you use a sanding tool on your dremel to reduce the blank, it wont effect it as you are talking about a minimal amount.

Jerry and Phil thank you for the replies. I thought about the rubberized cork ring but i do not have any currently on hand so i think i will try the dremel. I'm fairly new to rod building and wasn't sure that i could sand down the blank part safely with out damaging it. Again thank you both for your ideas a quick responses.

Thanks
Travis

Travis, if you have any trouble recessing for the penny in the existing butt, let me know and I'll send you
1/8" and 1/4" rubberized rings that could be added to it.

If you use rubber plugs be sure to use alcohol on them, then abrasive scrubbing to the areas that must take adhesive. This is to remove any residual mold release agents from the rubber.