Tenon Cork Replacement• Remove all the old cork plus any residue of the old glue• Use the tenon itself to measure where to cut the replacement cork strip• Cut a bevel to allow the cork strip to overlap itself and stick to itself to create a

long-lasting joint• Apply cork cement to the tenon, making sure to cover it entirely• Apply cork cement to the flat underside of the cork strip and also to the bevel and

a bit beyond to ensure a solid grip when the cork overlaps• Wait for the glue on the tenon and on the cork strip to be dry to the touch• Starting with the beveled end, press the underside into the tenon, leaving the

beveled edge exposed.• Carefully press the cork strip all the way around, into the tenon and onto the bevel

plus a little way past the bevel• Use a razor blade or cork knife to trim the excess cork so that it doesn’t go beyond

the bevel• Use sanding screen, sandpaper or emery board to sand down the overlap plus

further around the tenon to ensure proper fit into the socket

With the old cork and glue removed, use the tenon itselfto measure the proper width for the replacement cork strip.

After cutting a guide notch in one side of the cork sheet, flip itover and cut a matching one on the other side, then use a rulerto cut straight across.

If the cut has been successful the strip will be the correct width all the way across.

Cut a bevel on one end of the cork strip.

Apply cork cement to the bevel plus a short distance beyond, as wellas to the bottom of the entire strip plus the tenon where the corkwill be placed. Wait for the glue in all three places to be dry to the touch.

When the glue is dry to the touch, press the underside of the beveled end of the corkstrip into the tenon.

With the beveled end of the cork strippressed into the tenon wrap the corkaround the tenon. Use uniform pressure to ensure that the cork stripadheres to the tenon.

Wrap the cork strip all theway around so that it overlapsthe beveled end.

Use a razor blade or cork knifeto slice off the excess cork. Thenuse sanding screen, sandpaper oran emery board to sand the corkdown for proper fit into the tenon.