We Kept the "Wright" in the Name on Purpose
A wheelwright builds wheels. A shipwright builds ships. A clubwright builds clubs — by hand, on a bench, one at a time. That's the whole idea behind this shop.
A Bench Built to Finish What a Fitting Starts
Clubwright Lab opened in Tacoma in 2010, out of a plain frustration: a fitting session could tell you exactly what a club should be, and then the actual building of it happened somewhere else entirely — a warehouse, a batch order, a technician who never met you and never saw your swing.
So the shop was built around a single rule: whoever runs your fitting also builds your clubs. The same set of hands that watches your ball flight on the launch monitor is the set of hands boring the hosel, trimming the shaft, and winding the grip. Nothing about your build gets handed off.
Three Rules the Bench Runs By
One Builder, Start to Finish
The fitter who reads your swing is the same person assembling your clubs — nothing is handed off to a separate build department or an outside factory.
Nothing Leaves Half-Checked
Every finished club is verified on the frequency and swingweight scale before it goes in your bag, not just before it ships.
No Purchase Pressure
Pricing is published, there's no obligation after a fitting session, and your fitting fee is credited toward whatever you build with us.
A Small Shop in Tacoma's Proctor District
The bench sits just off Proctor Street, in a stretch of Tacoma that's kept its independent shops rather than turning over to chains. It's a fitting neighborhood for a business built on doing the work in-house instead of farming it out.
We keep the shop small on purpose — one bench, a handful of fitters, and a build queue we can actually stand behind. If you've ever wondered why your last set of "custom" irons still felt generic, this is the alternative.
Meet the Hands Behind the Bench
Every fitter on staff is also a certified club builder — there's no separation between the two roles here.