scratch causes

[Davie81]

Had a ferrule re glued and I've noticed a pattern of 5 small scratches in a line on the shaft. Could this be when the ferrule was fixed or could something like pressure to the shaft cause this?

[Patch]

Would those scratches look a shop vice might have been used to fix the ferrule?  Pliers? Vice grips?

[Davie81]

Quite possibly. They said they were going to pull the ferrule down to then glue it back in place. I know they heated it to get it to slacken off so they could have used something like that. Would that cause the shaft to weaken?

[Patch]

My best guess is it depends on how deep the scratches are, and what material the shaft is made from. If they are just surface scratches, then I would say probably not, during normal use of the club. If it's a graphite, or similar material shaft, then the shaft might be suspect. Metal shaft not so much.

[Davie81]

My best guess is it depends on how deep the scratches are, and what material the shaft is made from. If they are just surface scratches, then I would say probably not, during normal use of the club. If it's a graphite, or similar material shaft, then the shaft might be suspect. Metal shaft not so much.

It's a steel shaft.

[David in FL]

Would those scratches look a shop vice might have been used to fix the ferrule?  Pliers? Vice grips?

My first thought too.

A pic might help, but it sounds cosmetic....