ive never heard of or seen one advertised...

Lott, go back through the old posts here on the SRJ forum, and you will find cork belts discussed in great detail. Look under "polishing".

Hermes refer to the cork belts in their literature as SuperFinishing belts.

They are typically polyester backed belts coated with 36 grit cork granules then overcoated with 400 grit or so silicone carbide.

Hi folks Pops got Cork Belts on his site
www.popsknifesupplies.com/index.html (http://www.popsknifesupplies.com/index.html)
not sure if it is the same as you are talking about but he is a wealth of information and happy to part with it.

All the best
Alan.

Do all of the above and you should know more aobut them than I do.
Pop s a great source.

Next thing you know, he is going to ask about a henway.

Henway?

Two pounds, give or take.

Punchline stealer:)

Steve,
You were supposed to ask, "What's a henway?".

I'm so dum.