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Bay 7 · Dabney Road, Richmond Every build leaves with a signed work order (804) 555-0173
Shaft Works Golf Shaft Bench & Club Assembly Opened 2011
Bench Notes

Bench Notes

Short, plain writing from the cutting bench — what we've learned about blanks, cut plans, and the paperwork that ties a build together.

February 6, 2025 · 7 minute read

Where the Tip Section Earns Its Keep

The last six inches above the hosel govern more of the club than the rest of the blank combined. Here is what changes when you shorten them.

January 21, 2025 · 6 minute read

Butt CPM Belongs on the Work Order

A cycles-per-minute figure is only useful if somebody wrote down the clamp length, the tip weight, and the date beside it.

December 12, 2024 · 6 minute read

The Price of a Careless Quarter Inch

What an over-trimmed tip actually costs, in dollars and in ball flight, and why the shop eats that cost rather than the customer.

November 19, 2024 · 8 minute read

Hand-Matching a Set Pulled Off the Rack

Eight blanks out of the same box are not eight identical blanks. Sorting them by measurement takes an afternoon and pays for itself.

Open Bench Slots

Bring the clubs. We will start the paperwork.

Tell us what is in the bag now and what you wish it did differently. We block the bench, pull blanks from the rack, and you leave knowing exactly what was cut and why.

Request a Bench Slot Call (804) 555-0173

Bay 7 sits behind the loading apron. Park on the gravel and use the yellow door.