The Journal
Field notes from the workshop
Craft · May 04, 2026
The lathe in Brooklyn
How a 1962 Italian wood lathe, two machinists, and a great deal of patience produce 700 handle blanks a year.
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Object · May 04, 2026
Anatomy of a handle
The grip is the only place the player and the paddle are continuously in contact. So we measured everything.
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Provenance · May 04, 2026
Inside the workshop in Biella
We visit the fourth-generation Italian mill that knits our merino court polo, and the lathes that turn our handle blanks.
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