Great work by all involved in this ‘Public Golf Course!’

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Great to see and good luck to all the players!👍🏌️‍♀️🏌️‍♂️

Great initiative and story!👍🏌️‍♂️

Good on you Phil, great ‘ReBoot’ there! Yes a very interesting putter and unusual connection to Maldon Vic! As a ‘Homage’ to Travis, Justin Ryan and some mates organised a game at Maldon Golf Club with ‘Hickory Shaft Clubs!’ The event is part of Maldon’s Annual Golf Tournament!

Great work Sandy Sandy Jamieson !👍🏌️‍♂️

Greg Chalmers tied for lead, Green, Hend and Percy not far behind! Go Aussies! 👍🏌️‍♂️🦘

Oh well, No 1st, but a 2nd, 3rd and 4th! Good steady finishes! 👏🏌️‍♂️🦘

From ‘Big’ Tree Limbs,’Little’ Putter Heads come! Story of a ‘Long Nose Putter!’ I cut the heads out with a ‘handsaw’.I only got 1 head out of the limb pictured. So added 2 other ‘head blanks’ I’d cut years ago. ‘Shaft making’ day tomorrow! Oh, It takes 22 hours to make a putter!

The method to ‘take down’ a wood shaft has been used by ‘club makers’ ‘arrows makers’ & ‘Ship wrights’ making masts for 100’s of years! Plane 4 corners of a square billet to make 8, plane 8 corners to make 16. 1”square finishes 3/4” diam at the butt tapering to 1/2” at the tip!

The shafts are now attached to heads with a ‘splice or scare’ joint. This joint was used by ‘Bowers’(bow makers) to join 2 halves of a long bow, and not leaving out the ‘ship wright’ who used the same joint to mend a ‘broken mast!’ The rams horn and lead weight can now be fitted!

Fitting the ‘Rams Horn Slip’ to the Leading edge of clubs. Prior to ‘metal sole plates’ all ‘wooden clubs’ had a ‘Slip’ of Rams Horn fitted to the leading edge of the wood to protect it from strikes to ground. The Troon Clubs (1600’s) had rams horn slips’ in the leading edges!

Always a ‘Great Day!’👍🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

The putter head is very light until the ‘lead’ is added! A recess is cut in the back of the head.Threaded’ holes are drilled in the recess to hold the lead. A ‘dam’ of clay is built, the lead is poured and quickly cooled with a wet rag, then cut back with special pincers!

Update on Putters..lead back weights have been cut back and finished, the rams horn slips have been been finished. I’ve sanded, pitched, and started to shellac 2 of the putters and done the whipping. I’m doing final sanding on the 3rd putter, I’ll then rub in pitch and shellac.

Remember your mate ALEC: Ask. Listen. Encourage action. Check in.

Pics of the Long Nose Putters I’ve just completed.They each get 20 coats of Shellac,rubbing down between coats with fine steel wool. To finish them, I rub down with steel wool, and polish with bees wax. Each putter is stamped with the type of timber used, date made and weight!

Good on you Jammo, great organisation @Challenge.ORG!👍👏

Being Valentines Day, thought I’d keep to that theme in ‘Wedges!’ Introducing Mr & Mrs Flipper! 👍🏌️🏌️

Great man, great player, great coach! I know him well!