That's a good way to hang the cork, Elaine. I still have never made use of cork like this. All mine are made to hang on something (usually a tree, shelf, and/or a wall) and I put a large/long cup hook in the back of the cork. I need to use one of my really thick pieces to build a raft. The cork you show is the standard thickness, 1- 1 1/2" thick. That's what most of my cork is. I have several pieces of cork that are about 4" thick and very, very dense. These weigh 4-5 times more for the same size slab of standard thickness.
1", 2", and 4" thick cork