korean bow handle

Mine uses a dense foam rubber,
Cork might be a good option for a dense and moldable material.
I wonder how something like bass wood would work. It would be easily carverable.

As for wraps I asked that question on the Korean bow forum and got a bunch of good answers http://www.koreanarchery.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=626 If you haven't seen this yet.

Thank you for that info i really want to know what people use for the build up instead of the heard rubber. I will keep searching.

I use cork and it works very well.

I have a late nineteenth century Korean bow and the handle seems to be built up with cloth tape. McEwen analysed one he was repairing and the build up on the belly side was compressed paper. The whole area was wrapped in velvet.

Korea was a source for the cork used on the handles of Qing bows and there are cork oaks growing in parks in Seoul. It makes a good handle padding material. Thin layers can be glued together to the required thickness and carved with a sharp knife. The reconstituted cork mats used by model railway enthusiasts work well and are easy to find in hobby shops.

I wrapped suede leather around my KTB's handle.