The design process was the easy part. What came after, a CNC machine that didn't run, a logo that took more attempts than we want to admit, and hundreds of hours squeezed around full-time jobs — that's what this post is about.

Over a year in the making, 50 pieces total, every one of them machined by hand in a garage in Texas. This is the story of how Virtus Machine Works came to be, and why we think a divot tool is worth doing right.