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Rates the vise already knows
These numbers include the wet-collar check and the paper ticket. They do not include a new shaft, a ferrule, or a speech about your tempo. Cash, card, or a gift mill voucher. No “member” ladder.
Loupe, Ra sled, land sketch, veto if the alloy or thickness says no. Forty-five minutes on a quiet morning.
One hitting window faced and grooved to the rest of the set’s remaining texture. Typical for a mat-glazed 7-iron.
One Ra band across the iron window. Longest job. Book a weekday; Saturday is for smaller passes.
Walls and corners only. Kind to remaining thickness. Best on a wedge whose lands are still honest.
Full recut of one wedge. Pair or trio is quoted after the map so the family stair-steps.
Light mill. We stop before the insert looks like jewelry. Some maraging faces get a polite no.
Re-cut a worn mill pattern. Alignment paint may not survive. We will say so before the first flute.
Paper that names a pass, not a dollar-off riddle. See the gift mill page for how we write them.
What moves a number
Rust pits, a prior recut with no ticket, or a chrome face that wants to peel will add time. We quote that after the map, not as a surprise on the vise. If we veto, you pay the map and take the head home intact.
What never moves a number
Handicap, a story about a tournament, or a photo of a tour van. The cutter bills metal and minutes. Queue the pass; a machinist will confirm the slot by email.