Cork on more bags?

[thax]

It seems like the cork fabric is very popular (and costly). But are there any plans to incorporate it into more bags besides the Archetype, Imago, pouch and *ego strips?
I would love to see a Black/Some Color (Steel)/Cork Buzz. My current infatuation with the Black/Steel/Olive Buzz would be greatly diminished if there was a cork implementation on that bag.
I was just wondering.

-thax

[Darcy]

You aren't likely to see Cork used on any bag where it would have a zipper running through it - such as the Empire Builder, Zephyr, or ID. Why Cork works on the Imago so well is that the Imago, unlike those other bags, doesn't have a zippered front pocket.

I do agree that a Cork Buzz would look great.

[thax]

This kind of got off topic over at the Imago in cork thread (http://forums.tombihn.com/showthread.php?t=898) post # 10 and below. Looks like the Imago is pretty much the only larger bag to be able to take a cork panel due to the above mentioned Zipper issue.
Only a single non-broken contiguous panel would allow for the cork random pattern to be consistant.
The Smart Alec is possible, but that is one big panel. That might make it prohibitively expensive *shrug. But man would that look cool.

Bottom line, I love the Cork!!

[Darcy]

Maybe Tom will design a new bag centered around using the cork fabric - a briefcase or backpack, maybe?