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Hi
I bent my shaft in my 5 iron the shaft is a Hogan apex 5. Theses shafts are hard to find. I was wondering if I could use the shaft from my 1 iron and just cut it down. I know they are .355 taper tip shafts. Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

stowe,
I'm certain it could be done.
Some of the older Hogan models have pin in the hosel.
It might not be a bad idea to have a club fitter do it for you for about $15, since the shaft is hard to come by.
Not sure if Hogan ( Callaway ) is still servicing their club and if they have inventory on the shaft in stock.. I know Hogan would want consumer to go through a dealer to have work done, maybe you could check with your local dealer.

Getting the club reshafted by a dealer will be slightly more expensive than $15. The Hogan shaft alone will cost at minimum $15, plus a grip (couple bucks), plus labor ($10 or so). If it has to go back to Hogan, through a pro shop, it can cost as much as $75 (yes, it sounds ridiculous for a steel shaft, but I have seen it at the shop I work at).

I sent a Taylor Made Rescue TP back to Taylor Made for a reshaft (Steel, Dynamic Gold, nothing exotic) and they charged the shop $75.

Stick your 1-iron shaft in and cut from the butt.

The heads are not pinned, I have changed many shafts so that wont be a problem I was just wondering about kick point and so forth I know taper shafts are butt cut only.

As far as I know it, Hogan's sets are frequency matched, in your case to have the one iron shaft trimmed to be installed into a 5 iron should be doable.
I believe any experienced fitter with the proper equipment should be able to do this for you.
I asked my guy, and he said no problem even with the pin in the hosel.
It should not cost you $75 to have this done.
Pulling the shaft from both ($6-$10), frequency match the shaft to the rest of the set ($10-$15),
trim the shaft reinsytalled ($6) with grip ($3-$8).
Your local guy might charge a bit less or more depending on the market there.