Did the green 8-0 pig that way. I gave the board to my friends daughter.
I used the thicker 12" x 12" pieces from Fisher but it’s a very course cork. I also used the thinner roll stuff they sell on the outer edge. I have a roll of the thinner one and a set of 4 pieces of the 12 x 12 if you want.
The cork is easy to work with. I just cut sections to fit the rail then glued them on till I got about 3/4". Overlap the joints.
Blue dow is faster because you can do a longer thicker section at one time.
i got an 8 mm (approx. 1/3") cork roll cuts priced per meter from here in europe, but i can’t see anything thicker than 6 mm on their web over there in the north america (http://www.corkstore.com/Products/Cork-Rolls-Sheets).
you can cut it with the knife, bend it around 1/2" radius corner, it sands quite well … but as it’s actually a graded bark glued together, it tends to crumble away. fine wine bottle stoppers are ok. they’re made of one piece.