Repairing a Broken Hickory Golf Club / Make Your Own Wood Shafts - Fix-It Fridays #2

In this second episode of Fix-It Fridays, Connecticut hickory golfer Christian Williams shares his process for repairing a Tom Stewart iron that he broke during his course vlog round at Keney Park Golf Course in Windsor, CT. He also shares one more project from his afternoon session with recreational woodworker Brad Korando, this time watching Brad demonstrate how he begins hand-crafting a wooden shaft from a square piece of hickory. Brad also explains his process for dialing in the desired flex on the shafts he makes for his replica long-nose play clubs. Watch Brad talk more about the process for making the heads on his long-nose clubs here:    • 1840s Replica Long-Nose Golf Clubs fo...  

In this video:
Evaluating the break on the Tom Stewart J iron 4:22
Removing the pin 5:35
Using heat to remove the head from the shaft 6:09
Choosing a replacement shaft 8:49
Using whipping thread to make a tighter fit for a loose head 21:40
Using a 4-in-1 rasp to make a looser fit for a tight head 23:57
Resetting the head with epoxy 27:04
DIY wood shaft building session with Brad Korando 34:54
Brad explains how he applies index marks to the square hickory 36:14
Introducing the jig and ideal plane for this project 36:49
How to orient the board for planing 38:11
Using a smoother plane and card scraper to address complicated grain 39:18
Marking your jig with measurement specs 40:30
Making the first passes with the jointer plane 42:18
Knowing when to introduce the taper 44:16
Dialing in the flex 44:45

Other links related to this video:
Keney Park Golf Course with Hickory Golf Clubs - Course Vlog #27:    • Keney Park Golf Course with Hickory G...  
Watch Brad demonstrate how to lengthen a hickory shaft with a scare joint and hide glue:    • Lengthening a Wooden Golf Shaft - Fix...  

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