rubberguy
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this might be 1 reason...
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There's more than a bit of truth to that Stu. Even Lebanon bottles 7 MILLION bottles of wine per year. Read that just a couple of days ago and did a 'Say What?' Most of it out of the Bakka Valley of all places.But also blame wine drinkers hahahaha
Watch the second video it says they get bark from one tree for a very long time, it grows back pretty quickly and the trees out last most humans.I watched the video. Its a shame they have to take the bark from all the way around the tree. My understanding is that girdling the tree this way will kill it.
Probably isn't that much enforcement around their. I wonder if they are growing and harvesting it sustainably?
William you are correct, the trees regenerate every 9 years and it is the third generation and beyond that produces higher grade cord. It's a shame that they waste that cork on wine bottles and not as much on grips for fly rods. Some people like the natural look, I like the quality of the cork on the latest Hardy Zenith. I've picked up a couple of rods lately that can't match the quality of my Zenith.No I believe it regenerates just fine, but they watch when and how they harvest it to protect the tree. I think they have to wait till a tree is 20 or so years old before the first harvest and then the second comes 10 or so years after. This continues for the life of the tree, which can be over 150 years I believe.
Without knowing for sure, I bet the answer isI just received a quote for cork ring without holes the other day.
The price per piece is $1.95.
100 pieces : $195.00
200 pieces : $390.00
The kicker was this statement "Please let me know if you have any additional questions". Ya!! I have additional question...WHY SO MUCH!
Not quite so bad as that, but damned close. Wine corks are stamped out of flat sheets (zero to do with how the video shows same) and the 'left overs' are ground up and turned into a lot of 'other things.' Like the bottoms of Burkinstock sandals.William you are correct, the trees regenerate every 9 years and it is the third generation and beyond that produces higher grade cord. It's a shame that they waste that cork on wine bottles and not as much on grips for fly rods.
Absolutely! In fact much of the cork on our grips is/ are probably recycled. If I am not mistaken: most of the cork in stuff that you and I use (other than wine corks) is recycled-- floor tiles, gaskets, insulation, soil conditioners, sports equipment, etc.So since I am far from a corker expert, is cork recyclable?