Walls and corners
A groove is a corner that rain wants to round
Pacific paste does not care what the wedge cost. It loads the land, polishes the wall, and turns a square edge into wire. We recut that corner. We do not sell you a new stamp because March was wet.
What “packed” actually looks like
Under a 10× loupe a healthy wall still has a shadow. A tired wall looks like a river stone. Grass and sand sit in the radius and the next shot arrives with a lubricated face. Golfers call this “dead spin.” The ball is not dead. The corner is.
Indoor bays hide this. A mat does not pack rye. A soaked Laurelwood collar does. If your 56° still checks on a dry January range and then slides in April, start here, not with a new grind.
What we cut, and what we refuse
Groove-edge restore is walls and a small break. Lands that are still wide stay wide. If the face itself is glazed, you want a full wedge mill, not this pass. If remaining thickness is already a rumor, Reed vetoes and you keep the metal you have.
- Smaller square-end than the facing flute
- Wall angle restored to the ticket, not to a tour photo
- Edge break so a cart-path kiss does not chip the corner
- Wet-tray check before the head leaves Olive
Why we will not “sharpen past the book”
A vicious micro-groove looks brave in a vise photo and fails a committee, or worse, fails in three rounds when the wire rolls. We mill geometry we can defend. Muni rye is the brief. A rules letter is available if you ask on the form. Machining a face into a cheese grater is a different business, and it is not on Olive Street.